Matthew Wood scored in the third period to force overtime before the No. 3 Golden Gophers fell to Notre Dame in a Big Ten Conference men's hockey matchup Saturday evening inside 3M Arena at Mariucci.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish closed their series against the Minnesota Golden Gophers with a 4-3 OT victory Saturday in Minneapolis. This followed a series opener during which the Irish struggled to get up to speed in the first period and fell to Minnesota 5-2.

The third-ranked Gophers men's hockey team scored five unanswered goals in the first period and Notre Dame was never able to find its way back, or any luck, in a 5-2 Minnesota victory Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.