The Gophers women’s hockey team ended a four-game winless streak with a flourish with an 8-2 victory over Minnesota State Mankato on Friday at Ridder Arena.
The victory, Minnesota’s first since Oct. 6, was the 500th in WCHA play for the Gophers, who are the first conference program to reach 500 victories. The Gophers have a 500-110-50 record in WCHA games.
Natalie Mlynkova had two goals and an assist and Josefin Bouveng, Ella Huber and Abbey Murphy each had a goal and two assists as the No. 4 Gophers (5-3-1, 1-3-1 WCHA) scored a season-high in goals.
Mylnkova’s goal came in the first minute of the game. She added a second-period goal to make it 4-0.
The Gophers eventually built an 8-0 lead before the Mavericks (2-3, 0-3 WCHA) scored twice in the final six minutes.
Eleven different skaters had a point for the Gophers who earned their 10th victory in the past 11 games with the Mavericks. The Gophers are 109-5-3 all-time against the Mavericks.
The teams will conclude the home-and-home series on Saturday afternoon in Mankato.
