After Friday’s 5-0 win at Mariucci Arena, the Gophers men’s hockey team can put half a checkmark through its weekend goal of sweeping Penn State. The problem: Minnesota has taken care of business with a win in the opening game of its previous three Big Ten Conference series, only to lose the second game. The recent, sporadic losses — and the pile of losses from earlier this season — have created this must-win scenario for Minnesota (20-12-3 overall, 11-5-3 Big Ten).

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