Once the Edina girls’ hockey team solved Northfield goaltender Maggie Malecha, the rout was on in Thursday’s Class 2A girls' hockey state tournament quarterfinals.

A 7-0 victory at the Xcel Energy Center means defending champion and No. 2 seed Edina (26-2) advances to face No. 3 seed Minnetonka at 6 p.m. Friday. The Skippers went 1-2 against the Hornets during the regular season.

On Edina’s 17th shot on goal, Hannah Halverson tipped a pass from Jane Kuehl into the net. Halverson’s power-play goal came with 47.1 seconds remaining in the first period.

“Any time we’re facing a great goaltender, we have to get her moving side to side,” Haley Maxwell said. “We knew that shots straight on were most likely not going to go in.”

Malecha, one of five finalists for the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year award, kept Northfield (19-6-3) in the fight. But Edina bumped its lead to 4-0 with a trio of second-period goals. Lorelai Nelson jammed home a loose puck, Kuehl buried a rebound and Berit Lindborg added a goal.

“These guys figured it out and I knew once we could bury a couple more, then the floodgates would open,” Edina coach Sami Reber said.

Malecha, who signed with the St. Thomas, finished with 55 saves.

“Maggie is unbelievable,” Raiders coach Paige Haley said. “She’s legit. She definitely stopped the first, second and sometimes third shot. Very proud of her for how she displayed her talent today.”