DULUTH – The Gophers started out aggressive and took up all the space on the ice in a 7-5 win Friday over slow-starting Minnesota Duluth at Amsoil Arena — the opener of a two-game series here rather than the traditional home-and-home series that these two teams have played for more than a decade.

Mandatory Credit: Joseph Scheller-The Columbus Dispatch Hockey Osu Women Hockey / Joseph Scheller/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK The No. 3 ranked Gophers welcomed No. 1 ranked Wisconsin for a pivotal rivalry series, but they weren't able to start on ...

A border-battle rivalry game between the Minnesota Gophers and Wisconsin Badgers kicked off the conference season at Ridder Arena.The Badgers dominated the game’s early stretch, holding it deep inside the Gophers zone,

Wisconsin scored four goals in the third period and defeated the Gophers for the fourth time in a row. After being held in check for two periods, the top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team, which leads the nation in scoring,