Re: 2012-13 D1 Scores and Results
Final: Amanda Kessel 3, Minnesota State 1.
No, in all seriousness, it was 8-1 Gophers over the Mavericks. Minnesota extended its win streak to 31 games. Seven different Gophers, including Kessel, had multiple points. Kessel got a natural hat trick in the second period, her fourth hat trick of the year, plus an assist; she also did it with a shorty, a power play tally, and one at even-strength. Kessel now has 198 points for her career, 68 of them coming so far this season (she's now on pace for 124), with 20 in her last 5 games.
Noora Räty played only the first period, but that was enough for the win -- her 21st of the season, 97th of her career. Amanda Leveille made 8 saves in two periods and still has not been scored upon in nearly 220 minutes of action this season.
Lauren Smith got the lone goal for Minnesota State on a breakaway. Räty got a piece of the shot, but the puck dribbled just across the goal line inside the far post.