Sheehy scores pair of goals in Gophers' loss to Spartans
Senior captain Tyler Sheehy tallied a pair of goals for the second straight night, but it wasn't enough as the Gophers fell to Michigan State 4-2 in the series finale.
Minnesota used a pair of power-play goals in the second period to jump out to a 2-0 lead before Michigan State rallied with four unanswered goals to earn the split.
Sheehy's first goal came at 10:09 of the second period before he tallied another power-play goal at 12:27.
The Spartans closed out the period with two goals of their own to tie the game and added two more in the third to runaway with the 4-2 victory.
Eric Schierhorn made 18 saves in goal for Minnesota.
Tyler Sheehy's third goal of the weekend gives @GopherHockey a 1-0 lead!
— FOX Sports North (@fsnorth) November 25, 2018
?https://t.co/zxILP0hjkU pic.twitter.com/SQrPEpyCmx
The captain strikes again!
— FOX Sports North (@fsnorth) November 25, 2018
Tyler Sheehy's second goal of the night gives @GopherHockey a 2-0 lead.
? https://t.co/zxILP0hjkU pic.twitter.com/ffUgmcEyvk