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Friday, February 22
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Pannek Leads Gophers Past Beavers
2/22/2019 5:13:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Kelly Pannek scored a natural hat trick to lead Minnesota to a 6-3 win over Bemidji State on Friday.
BEMIDJI, Minn. – Kelly Pannek led the way with a hat trick and linemates Sarah Potomak and Amy Potomak recorded three points each to lead the No. 2 Golden Gopher women's hockey team to a 6-3 win on the road at Bemidji State on Friday afternoon.
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Pannek's natural hat trick put the Gophers ahead 5-2 in the second period, and Minnesota (28-4-1, 18-4-1-0 WCHA) received nine points from the Pots and Pan line as S. Potomak added a goal and two assists and A. Potomak tallied three assists. Taylor Wente opened the scoring for the Maroon & Gold, and Taylor Heise (1g-1a) closed out the game with an empty-net goal as well.
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Alex Gulstene finished with 29 saves, and Minnesota was outshot 32-31 for the game.
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Bemidji State (13-18-2, 10-11-2-0 WCHA) received goals from Lindsey Featherstone, Paige Beebe, and Abby Halluska along with a 25-save effort from goaltender Lauren Bench.
"It was a solid win on the road here against a great opponent," head coach Brad Frost said. "Getting out to that 2-0 lead was big. We surrendered that quickly but were able to get back up 3-2, 4-2, and then 5-2. It wasn't the prettiest game, but it was a big night from Kelly Pannek, Sarah Potomak, and Amy Potomak. Nice to see Kelly putting the puck in the net there tonight. Overall a good win, and we're excited about tomorrow."
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The teams combined for a five-goal first period. Wente put Minnesota on top 1-0 just 26 seconds into the game before S. Potomak extended the lead to two less than five minutes into the game; however, the Beavers responded with a pair of goals from Featherstone and Beebe to tie it at 2-2 midway through the opening frame.
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Pannek scored her first of three consecutive goals at the 14:22 mark of the first period, giving the Gophers a lead they would not relinquish. She completed her natural hat trick with a power-play goal at 8:37 of the second stanza and an even-strength tally with 5:18 remaining in period two.
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The Beavers cut the lead to two with a goal from Halluska just 28 seconds into the third period but could not solve the Gophers again, and Heise sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 18.6 seconds remaining.
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Minnesota was one-for-three on the power play against the WCHA's top penalty kill, which entered the game having allowed just nine power-play goals this season, while holding the Beavers scoreless on their lone opportunity with the skater advantage.
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The teams meet in the regular-season finale at 3:07 p.m. CT Saturday at the Sanford Center.
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Pannek's natural hat trick put the Gophers ahead 5-2 in the second period, and Minnesota (28-4-1, 18-4-1-0 WCHA) received nine points from the Pots and Pan line as S. Potomak added a goal and two assists and A. Potomak tallied three assists. Taylor Wente opened the scoring for the Maroon & Gold, and Taylor Heise (1g-1a) closed out the game with an empty-net goal as well.
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Alex Gulstene finished with 29 saves, and Minnesota was outshot 32-31 for the game.
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Bemidji State (13-18-2, 10-11-2-0 WCHA) received goals from Lindsey Featherstone, Paige Beebe, and Abby Halluska along with a 25-save effort from goaltender Lauren Bench.
"It was a solid win on the road here against a great opponent," head coach Brad Frost said. "Getting out to that 2-0 lead was big. We surrendered that quickly but were able to get back up 3-2, 4-2, and then 5-2. It wasn't the prettiest game, but it was a big night from Kelly Pannek, Sarah Potomak, and Amy Potomak. Nice to see Kelly putting the puck in the net there tonight. Overall a good win, and we're excited about tomorrow."
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The teams combined for a five-goal first period. Wente put Minnesota on top 1-0 just 26 seconds into the game before S. Potomak extended the lead to two less than five minutes into the game; however, the Beavers responded with a pair of goals from Featherstone and Beebe to tie it at 2-2 midway through the opening frame.
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Pannek scored her first of three consecutive goals at the 14:22 mark of the first period, giving the Gophers a lead they would not relinquish. She completed her natural hat trick with a power-play goal at 8:37 of the second stanza and an even-strength tally with 5:18 remaining in period two.
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The Beavers cut the lead to two with a goal from Halluska just 28 seconds into the third period but could not solve the Gophers again, and Heise sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 18.6 seconds remaining.
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Minnesota was one-for-three on the power play against the WCHA's top penalty kill, which entered the game having allowed just nine power-play goals this season, while holding the Beavers scoreless on their lone opportunity with the skater advantage.
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The teams meet in the regular-season finale at 3:07 p.m. CT Saturday at the Sanford Center.
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Team Stats
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BSU
Shots
31
32
PPG
1
0
SHG
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0
Penalties
1
3
Penalty Mins
2
6
Faceoffs Won
27
38
Game Leaders
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+3
Goals
3
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
+3
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
+3
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
3
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
1
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