The Minnesota Golden Gophers hockey team will look to try and make up some ground in the Big Ten conference race when they host the #1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Mariucci Arena this weekend. The Gophers were swept by the Irish in South Bend back in November.
Minnesota currently sits in a tie for 5th place in the Big Ten after their sweep of Michigan State Spartans last weekend. Minnesota is tied with the Wisconsin Badgers with 20 points apiece, three behind 4th place Penn State for the final home ice spot in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.