The Wild dropped two close games on the road, the Timberwolves lost a preseason game in Iowa, and the Gophers soccer team fell at No. 2 Michigan State. Then it’s a packed weekend for St. Cloud State, Saint John’s and Saint Benedict. Here’s the rundown.
Wild: Two one-goal losses on the road
Tuesday, Oct. 6: Sabres 3, Wild 2 (OT), in Buffalo. Minnesota led 2-0 in the second period on a power-play goal by Danila Yurov and a goal by Maxim Shabanov. Buffalo tied it in the third on goals by Noah Ostlund and Tage Thompson, and Owen Power won it 4:22 into overtime. Jesper Wallstedt made 25 saves.
Thursday, Oct. 8: Lightning 3, Wild 2, in Tampa. Tampa Bay scored twice in the first period, 36 seconds apart, on goals by Anthony Cirelli and John Carlson. Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, and Blake Coleman scored on the power play for Minnesota. Carlson added a power-play goal for the Lightning. Wallstedt made 32 saves, and Tampa Bay’s Dennis Hildeby stopped 34 of 36 shots.
Record: 2-1-1. Next: at Florida on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m. CT.
Timberwolves: Preseason loss in Ames
Wednesday, Oct. 7: Pacers 123, Timberwolves 112 (preseason), in Ames, Iowa. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 19 points in about 19 minutes. Next: preseason game at Miami on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. CT.
Gophers soccer: Shut out at No. 2 Michigan State
Thursday, Oct. 8: Michigan State 4, Minnesota 0, in East Lansing. Kennedy Bell scored twice for the Spartans, and Emerson Sargeant and Ella Janz added goals. Michigan State outshot Minnesota 20-6. Gophers goalkeeper Sarah Martin made a season-high nine saves. Minnesota is 7-4-2 overall and 3-3-1 in the Big Ten. Next: home against No. 6 Ohio State on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. CT in Minneapolis.
Vikings: Back on Sunday
The Vikings didn’t play this week. They visit the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Oct. 11, at noon CT.
This weekend in local college sports (Oct. 9–11)
All times are Central.
St. Cloud State Huskies
- Men’s hockey vs. Michigan Tech: Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m., in St. Cloud
- Women’s hockey at Colgate: Friday at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m., in Hamilton, N.Y.
- Volleyball at Bemidji State: Friday at 6 p.m., in Bemidji
- Volleyball at Minnesota Duluth: Saturday at 4 p.m., in Duluth
- Women’s soccer vs. Winona State: Friday at noon, in St. Cloud
- Women’s soccer at Concordia-St. Paul: Sunday at 1 p.m., in St. Paul
- Men’s soccer vs. Saginaw Valley State: Friday at 3 p.m., in St. Cloud
Saint John’s Johnnies
- Football at Macalester: Saturday at 1 p.m., in St. Paul
- Soccer at Augsburg: Saturday at 3:30 p.m., in Minneapolis
- Golf, MIAC Championship: Saturday and Sunday at Edinburgh golf course in Brooklyn Park
Saint Benedict Bennies
- Volleyball vs. St. Scholastica: Friday at 7 p.m., in St. Joseph
- Soccer at Augsburg: Saturday at 1 p.m., in Minneapolis
- Volleyball at St. Catherine: Saturday in St. Paul (check gobennies.com for the start time)
Full schedules: scsuhuskies.com · gojohnnies.com · gobennies.com
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