On the night the Gophers paid tribute to late coach and player Doug Woog, Minnesota looked every bit like the every-year national powerhouse of the Woog-coached teams of the 1990s, taking an early lead and beating Ohio State 4-1 for their first Big Ten sweep of the season. The win was followed by a stick salute to fans at Mariucci Arena’s center ice, which was common in the Woog era. The Gophers (10-10-4 overall, 5-5-4-3 Big Ten) got an early goal from Bryce Brodzinski, and the line of Brannon McManus, Ben Meyers and Sampo Ranta clicked for three more. In goal, Jack Lafontaine started for the seventh time in the past eight games and had 28 saves. It was the first sweep of a regular-season conference series by the Gophers since they beat the Buckeyes twice 11 months ago in Columbus, Ohio. Minnesota is 5-1-1 in its past seven games…
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