After being taken to a shootout on Friday, the No. 3-ranked Gophers men’s hockey team came back with a resounding 5-2 win against Alaska-Fairbanks on Saturday, to split the two-game weekend series.

Minnesota was on the ropes again to the pesky, unranked Nanooks though.

Alaska opened the scoring at 11:15 of the first period with a goal by Kyle Gaffney. After Oliver Moore tied the game for the Gophers midway through the second, Gaffney scored again, this time on the power play to put the Nanook ahead again.

The third period was all Minnesota.

Brody Lamb scored short-handed just 38 seconds into the third. Lamb’s goal was his 10th of the season as he managed to not miss a game after last week’s scary injury against Notre Dame. Lamb had a goal and assist on Saturday.

Leo Gruba and Jimmy Clark also scored for the Gophers before Sam Rinzel added an empty-net goal for the final margin.

Minnesota goaltender Liam Souliere made 21 saves, while Alaska goaltender Nicholas Grabko had 30 saves.

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