“We were definitely a little irritated, but we used that fuel in a positive way to go even harder,” Volk said.

Edina coach Sami Reber knew her team’s early lead wouldn’t rattle the Huskies.

“Against a team like Andover, you can never let up,” Reber said. “Ever.”

Krause scored and assisted on Peyton Hemp’s tying goal before the period ended.

Game on.

A second Davis power-play goal put Edina ahead 3-2 early in the second period. But less than two minutes later Andover’s Tyra Turner evened the score 3-3. No team had scored three times on the Hornets’ superb freshman goaltender Uma Corniea this season.

Corniea, who won the previous two Class 1A state tournament championships with Breck, entered the title game having stopped all 35 shots faced in her first two tournament games.

“We knew Uma is one of the best goalies in the state, so we had to be really hard on her and get in front of her eyes and get rebounds,” Hemp said. “Once we did that and scored a couple goals, we were confident.”

In the third period, Andover players lacking title game experience competed like the state tournament veterans throughout Edina’s roster. The Hornets managed just three shots on goal in the final 17 minutes.

Then Nelson found Krause, who for a second consecutive night tallied the game-winning goal.

“Our hero!” Andover senior defender Kennedy Little said afterward, patting Krause on the back.

Even after a loss, Reber took solace in the bigger picture. The state’s top two teams, and their combined 16 players who have made Division I college commitments, showcased the best the sport can offer.

“I’m really happy it was a back-and-forth game just for the crowd and girls’ hockey in general,” Reber said. “I think that was exactly the type of game people wanted to see.”