Wisconsin women’s hockey: Badgers defeat Minnesota Duluth 5–1

The No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team was 2.3 seconds away from a shutout and defeated Minnesota Duluth 5–1 Friday evening at a sold-out LaBahn Arena, improving the Badgers’ record to 18–1–0 on a blossoming season. 2,273 fans witnessed the Badgers’ first home game since a 3–1 victory over Ohio State on Nov. 5.

Wisconsin added two goals (Mekenzie Steffen and Abby Roque) less than 20 seconds apart about halfway…