Lincoln, NE (SportsNetwork.com) - The Minnesota Golden Gophers strengthened their bid to represent the West division in the Big Ten title game by rallying to beat No. 21 Nebraska without their best offensive player. Mitch Leidner scored his second rushing touchdown with 3:25 remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the Golden Gophers to a 28-24 win over the Cornhuskers. Leidner completed 8-of-17 passes for 135 yards and added 110 yards on the ground for Minnesota (8-3, 5-2 Big Ten), which overcame a 21-7 halftime deficit to post its first victory in Lincoln since 1960. Golden Gophers star running back David Cobb rushed for 80 yards on 15 carries, but left with a hamstring injury suffered at the end of a third-quarter touchdown run. Minnesota can book a spot in the conference championship game with a win at Wisconsin next Saturday. Tommy Armstrong Jr. was 12-of-19 passing for 223 yards and one touchdown for the Cornhuskers (8-3, 4-3), who were eliminated from contention in the West race with a second straight loss. It seemed like Cobb was on his way to breaking Minnesotas single-season rushing record when he pulled up lame on a 17-yard touchdown run. He departed 34 yards of tying Laurence Maroneys mark of 1,464 set in 2005. After Drew Brown kicked a 30-yard field goal for Nebraska, Rodrick Williams Jr. ran for a 19-yard touchdown on 4th-and-1 as Minnesota closed the gap to 24-21 with 1:47 to play in the third. On the drive that produced the go-ahead touchdown, Leidner converted a 3rd- and-6 from his own 37 with a 38-yard pass to KJ Maye, who made the catch along the left sideline in tight coverage. Five plays later, Leidner scored from two yards out on an option keeper. Those were big time plays, we ran the stutter route and KJ got behind him and we always talk about you have to have receivers step up and make big plays in critical moments and KJ made a great play, said Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill. The Cornhuskers threatened on their next possession, but DeMornay Pierson-El had the ball stripped after making a leaping grab inside the five-yard line. The catch was going to be nullified by an illegal touching penalty. Minnesota ran out the remaining 1:19. We didnt play well enough. We had too many busts. Our execution was subpar. Our tackling was horrendous. Too much leaky yardage. We beat ourselves in a lot of instances, said Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini. We lost some opportunities, obviously on offense. Put the ball on the ground. Didnt take advantage of some opportunities. And all those things add up to losing against a good football team. The Cornhuskers scored on their first drive as Kenny Bells 73-yard reception set up Ameer Abdullahs 2-yard touchdown run. Bell was shaken up at the end of the play when his left shoulder and head hit the ground. He left the game and didnt return. Minnesota answered with a nine-play, 71-yard drive that ended with Leidner scoring on a QB sneak. The Cornhuskers began the second quarter in Minnesota territory and Armstrong capped an eight-play sequence by throwing an 18-yard touchdown pass to Pierson-El. The Nebraska wide receiver fumbled the ball into the end zone, but was ruled to have broken the plane before losing control. Nebraska extended its lead with a big play from its special teams. Minnesota lined up for a field goal try after its next drive stall in the red zone and Randy Gregory blocked Ryan Santosos kick. Nate Gerry scooped up the ball and scored on a 85-yard return. Pierson-El lost the ball again after a reception, derailing a promising drive late in the first half. 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Howard also stopped David Booths penalty shot in the second. It was the first time Detroit had a combined shutout since Oct. 27, 2001, when Manny Legace and Dominik Hasek did it in a 1-0 win at Nashville, according to STATS. Gustavsson started, but couldnt play in the second or third because of dizziness. "I guess hes fine," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. The Canucks had coach John Tortorella behind their bench and forward Henrik Sedin on the ice after both missed six games. Tortorella was suspended for 15 days by the NHL for his conduct after a brawl in a game against the Calgary Flames. Tortorella went to Calgarys locker room following the first period, which began with several fights. "Whats happened was deserved," Tortorella said. "I hope it makes me a better coach, but it certainly doesnt stop the situations Ive put a lot of other people in, especially my other coaches." Sedin had been out since he was unable to finish the Jan. 18 game against Calgary because of an upper-body injury. He and his brother, Daniel, extended their goal-scoring droughts to 16 games. That matches the longest stretch of games the Sedins have played without either one of them scoring since 2002, according to STATS. "Obviously, theyre a big part of their team," said Detroits Henrik Zetterberg, who will team up with the Sedins for Sweden at the Olympics. "If you keep them in check, you have a good chance of winning the game." The Red Wings wanted to rest Howard, who had played two straight games following a four-game absence after aggravating a left knee injury, but he was forced into action. Howard helped Detroit keep its slim leaad early in the second period when he denied Booths penalty shot.dddddddddddd "I thought our best forward was David Booth, which is good for him but not good for us," Tortorella said. 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"The way hes keeping us in games, you want to score some goals for him," Vancouvers Jannik Hansen said. "We just couldnt find a way to get it done." The Canucks pulled Lack late in the game to add an extra skater, but teammate Alexandre Burrows was called for cross-checking with 38.7 seconds left. Abdelkader sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 15.7 seconds remaining. "His confidence is growing," Babcock said. "Hes making more plays with the puck." NOTES: Vancouver acquired forward Dale Weise from Montreal and scratched him from the lineup in Detroit. ... The Red Wings recognized people from both franchises who will represent their countries at the Sochi Games, including Detroit forward Gustav Nyquist, who is replacing injured teammate Johan Franzen on Swedens roster. ... Detroits Pavel Datsyuk, who missed his 14th straight game with a lower-body injury, hopes to play a game or two before being Russias captain in Sochi. ' ' '