The third-ranked Gophers men's hockey team scored five unanswered goals in the first period and Notre Dame was never able to find its way back, or any luck, in a 5-2 Minnesota victory Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.

Matthew Wood scored in the third period to force overtime before the No. 3 Golden Gophers fell to Notre Dame in a Big Ten Conference men's hockey matchup Saturday evening inside 3M Arena at Mariucci.

After his third-ranked Gophers blitzed Notre Dame with five first-period goals on Friday, Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko warned that the Irish would look like a much different team on Saturday.