MADISON -
Blake Geoffrion scored two goals Friday as Wisconsin beat
Minnesota 4-2, giving the Badgers their first three-game
winning streak over the Golden Gophers in more than nine
years.
The last
time Wisconsin (4-2-1, 2-2-1) beat its Western Collegiate
Hockey Association rival more than two straight times was a
five-game streak from Nov. 12, 1999, to March 17, 2000.
Geoffrion
ran his season goal total to five with tallies in the first
and second periods. Wisconsin also got goals from Cody
Goloubef and Ben Street.
Minnesota's
Mike Hoeffel answered Geoffrion's first goal with his fourth
of the season to tie the game 1-1 at 1:31 of the second
period.
But
Goloubef and Geoffrion gave the Badgers a 3-1 lead heading
into the third period. Goloubef picked up the puck at the
blue line, crossed the slot and backhanded it past Minnesota
goalie Alex Kangas.
Patrick
White scored on the power play at 8:47 of the third period
to pull the Golden Gophers (2-4-1, 2-4-1) within a goal. But
the Badgers didn't give up many more opportunities down the
stretch. Goalie Brett Bennett made just four of his 16 saves
in the third period.
Street iced
it for the Badgers, redirecting a pass from Michael Davies
into the net at 18:08.
Alex Kangas
made 28 saves for Minnesota.
