MINNEAPOLIS - Leaving Houghton, Mich., with a tie last Saturday against last-place Michigan Tech didn't sit well with Minnesota Duluth.
A tie Friday night by the same score, 2-2, against No. 19-ranked Minnesota at Mariucci Arena was a bit more palatable in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's game before a sold out crowd of 10,010.
The No. 13 Bulldogs (16-9-8 and 10-8-7 in the WCHA) got goals from Matt Greer and Nick Kemp, never trailed and outshot the Gophers 36-33. UMD's school-record eighth tie of the season kept the Bulldogs, momentarily, alone in fifth place in the league with three regular-season games left, two points ahead of the Gophers.
"A tie isn't what we came here for, but we had a good effort and ton of chances," said Kemp, a senior from Hermantown. "We controlled the puck and moved it, we just didn't bury enough of our chances."
The Gophers (13-11-7 and 10-10-5) are tied for sixth in the WCHA. Minnesota is 1-6-2 the last nine games and 3-8-2 the last 13.
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