Stuck in a tie game with Notre Dame early in the third period and with their Big Ten tournament lives on the line, the Gophers men’s hockey team needed a spark. Up stepped Connor Kurth, who scored the go-ahead goal and set up the winner in a 4-2 victory over the Fighting Irish on Saturday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Four players scored in the #3 Golden Gophers 4-2 win over Notre Dame in game two of the Big Ten Conference Quarterfinals, forcing game three Sunday night.

It’s hard enough to win a hockey game when you give away a goal. Doing it twice in the same game is a sure recipe for disaster. The Gophers were stung by two major blunders by goalie Liam Souliere