If any team appeared jet lagged Saturday night, it certainly wasn’t No. 5 Minnesota.
Penn State blew a 3-0 lead en route to a 6-4 loss to a Golden Gophers squad that welcomed a trio of Olympians back to its roster. Among those traveling halfway across the world from Beijing were freshmen Ben Meyers, Brock Faber and Matthew Knies.
Though Knies was a late scratch, and was replaced by Colin Schmidt, and Faber served as the Golden Gophers’ extra skater, Meyers chipped in a team-best three assists.
Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko said the original plan was to keep tabs on all three players, but that didn’t last for long.