First-year Gophers Oliver Moore, Jimmy Clark and Nathan Airey are in a prime position to fill the roles of the departing graduate class.

Boston University defeated Minnesota 6-3 after trailing 2-0 in the first period.

The graduate forward had two goals in the third period in the Gophers’ 3-2 win.

The Wolverines eliminated the Gophers from the Big Ten tournament for the third consecutive year.

Minnesota’s sweep over Penn State consisted of similar shooting percentages between the two games but fluctuated during the season.

After their series against Ohio State this weekend, the Gophers will be at the midway point of the season.

Minnesota is 3-3-2 in conference play after their recent series against first-place Michigan State.

Lamb had two game-winning goals this season, increasing his role and status on the team.

Rhett Pitlick scored three goals in the series against Notre Dame while Jimmy Clark had a multi-goal performance against Michigan last weekend.

Minnesota narrowly defeated Michigan 4-3 on Friday night in Ann Arbor.