It was a night of firsts for the No. 4 Gophers men’s hockey program as Minnesota opened this weekend’s Border Battle series with a 5-0 win over Wisconsin at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
Ben Meyers notched his first career hat trick.
Justen Close recorded his first career shutout.
And the Maroon & Gold jumped into first place in the Big Ten Conference heading into Saturday’s regular-season finale.
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