Minnesota Scores Four Third-Period Goals to Upset No. 3 North Dakota
The Minnesota men's hockey team secured a 5-3 upset victory over No. 3 North Dakota in their home opener at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Gophers scored four goals in the third period to secure the win.
Minneapolis St. Paul, MN, October 22, 2026 —
Minnesota’s men’s hockey team opened its home schedule with a 5-3 victory over No. 3 North Dakota at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Gophers scored four goals in the third period, turning the game in their favor and completing an upset of the higher-ranked opponent.
The result gave Minnesota a win in its home opener. The available information does not specify the game date, the scoring sequence, or when North Dakota’s goals were scored. It also does not identify the players who scored, provide details about assists or goaltending, or describe how the teams performed in the first two periods.
North Dakota entered the matchup ranked No. 3, according to the supplied summary. No ranking information for Minnesota was provided, and no further details were given about either team’s recent results or the broader significance of the game.
The four-goal third period was the defining detail in the reported outcome: Minnesota finished with five goals, while North Dakota finished with three. The summary does not say whether the Gophers were trailing or tied before the period, so the precise way the late scoring changed the score cannot be established from the information available.
Additional game details, including individual statistics and the teams’ next scheduled games, were not provided. The reported facts establish the final score, the venue, North Dakota’s ranking, the home-opener context and Minnesota’s four-goal third period, but do not offer a fuller account of how the game unfolded.
Story summarized from the original created by James Monical on kstp.com, see more information here.
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