Snuggerud tied the score 1-1 at 12:33 of the first with his 15th goal of the season, and it was a beauty. On the play, Snuggerud raced past Notre Dame defenseman Jaedon Kerr, cut toward the net, toe-dragged the puck to get Say to commit and fired the puck through the five hole.

The third-ranked Gophers men's hockey team scored five unanswered goals in the first period and Notre Dame was never able to find its way back, or any luck, in a 5-2 Minnesota victory Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.

Jimmy Snuggerud scored two of Minnesota’s five first-period goals and the third-ranked Gophers held on to defeat Notre Dame 5-2 at 3M Arena at Mariucci on Friday. Cal Thomas, John Mittelstadt and