{"id":138884,"date":"2023-02-17T22:41:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T04:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=138884"},"modified":"2023-02-17T23:46:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T05:46:54","slug":"friday-roundup-no-2-minnesota-dominates-no-7-penn-state-7-2-no-20-merrimack-takes-down-no-5-boston-university-no-1-quinnipiac-rolls-past-yale-5-1-clarkson-upsets-no-11-cornell-4-3-no-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2023\/02\/17\/friday-roundup-no-2-minnesota-dominates-no-7-penn-state-7-2-no-20-merrimack-takes-down-no-5-boston-university-no-1-quinnipiac-rolls-past-yale-5-1-clarkson-upsets-no-11-cornell-4-3-no-3\/","title":{"rendered":"FRIDAY ROUNDUP: No. 2 Minnesota dominates No. 7 Penn State, 7-2; No. 20 Merrimack takes down No. 5 Boston University; No. 1 Quinnipiac wins Cleary Cup; Clarkson upsets No. 11 Cornell, 4-3; No. 3 Denver comes from behind"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Justin Close made 35 saves as No. 2 Minnesota beat No. 7 Penn State, 7-2, in Pegula Ice Arena (Photo credit: Craig Houtz\/Penn State Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One day after clinching the Big Ten regular season championship, No. 2 Minnesota delivered a statement performance with a 7-2 road win over No. 7 Penn State.<\/p>\n

Matthew Knies had the game-winning goal 39 seconds into the second period, the first of four unanswered markers scored within a 10-minute span.<\/p>\n

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Floodgates: Opened pic.twitter.com\/pSpijRKptJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Minnesota Men\u2019s Hockey (@GopherHockey) February 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n