COLUMBUS, OHIO – Emily Oden and Crystalyn Hengler each scored a power-play goal as the No. 2 Gophers beat No. 3 Ohio State 7-4 on Friday in WCHA women’s hockey. The Buckeyes had killed off 25 straight penalties in their first 12 games. Minnesota (9-3 overall/WCHA) led 1-0 on Abbey Murphy’s goal early in the first, 3-2 on Oden’s power-play goal early in the second and 4-3 on Abigail Boreen goal at 15:11 of the second. Each time, Ohio State (8-5) rallied to take the lead or at least tie. Taylor Heise finally put Minnesota ahead to stay 5-4 midway through the third period. Hengler got her second power-play goal 2½ minutes later and Catie Skaja added an empty-netter in the last seconds. Lauren Bench had 29 saves for the Gophers, Andrea Braendli 24 for the Buckeyes.
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