By: Ben Gotz
The Gophers’ defensive renaissance started in the first period against Ohio State.
It was the second shift in the game, and sophomore forward Hudson Fasching took a puck to his body to block a shot.
Fasching’s small act of selflessness energized his entire team.
“At that moment, the whole bench got up and was excited,” senior forward Travis Boyd said after the team’s second game against the Buckeyes. “It was kind of like, ‘All right, we’re going to do the little things this weekend.’”