The No. 12/13 University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team will put its three-game shutout streak on the line this weekend when it hosts the No. 2 University of Minnesota at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn. The Halloween series will get underway Friday night at 6:00 p.m., and wrap up on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

GET YOUR TICKETS!!: There will be free tickets available to a number of groups, including free military tickets for service members and veterans that can be picked up at the UMD Ticket Office on campus or at Will Call Window One on Saturday starting one hour before puck drop. Saturday is the debut of Free Youth Hockey Saturday. Any child 8th grade and under can receive free admission to women's hockey games.Tickets can be picked up at the UMD Ticket Office on campus or at Will Call Window One on Saturday starting one hour before puck drop.

Weekly Press Conference, October28, 2026 -- Head coach Laura Schuler and junior defenseman Kate Kosobud

FIVE-HOLE: UMD will be missing five players this weekend -- Eve Gascon (G, Sr.), Caitlin Kraemer (F, Jr. are with Canada playing the U.S. ahead of Worlds. Paulina Salonen (F, Fr.) and Tuuli Tallinen (D, Fr.) are at Finland Camp trying to make the world team. And Ida Karlsson (D, Sr.) is with Sweden.

Without them, UMD is left with 10 forwards, five defensemen -- just 15 total skaters -- and two goalies. This will be the fewest available players for a UMD game program possibly ever in program history.

KRAEMER'S ON THE CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM BOARD: If you missed it, junior Caitlin Kraemer scored her first senior Canadian National Team goal Wednesday night against the U.S. in a pre-tournament game. Kraemer left the Canada National Women's Under-18 Team as its all-time leading scorer when she arrive at UMD. The Waterloo, Ontario native  compiled 37 goals in 32 games played for a total of 53 points as a U-18 national team member

NO EASY GOALS: UMD is the only team in the NCAA allowing under a goal a game so far this season. The Bulldogs are sitting at 0.87 goals allowed a game, and also on an NCAA-most five shutouts. UMD also owns the highest saves percentage as a team (.964). Eve Gascon owns the NCAA's best GAA (0.40), saves percentage (.982), second most wins (5) and most shutouts (4).

PENALTY KILLERS: UMD is owns the nation's third-best penalty kill among teams that have skated in three or more games with a 95% kill rate. UMD has killed off 19-of-20 penalties, and has been perfect in 11-straight penalty kills over their last five games.

SHUT IT DOWN: The Bulldogs have not allowed now in three-consecutive games. UMD has played 180-straight minutes without allowing a goal, and it spans over two Bulldog goaltendes, with rookie Marilou Grenier earning a shutout back on Oct. 10 against St. Thomas, and Eve Gascon picking up back-to-back shutouts against BSU back on Oct. 16-16.

UMD currently leads the NCAA with five team shutouts (four from Eve Gascon and one from Marilou Grenier).

LEADING THE WAY: Both Eve Gascon and Caitlin Kraemer are sitting at the top or near the top of the NCAA in a number of catergories. 

Gascon has the lowest GAA (0.39), highest winning percentage (1.00), leads the nation in shutouts (4), and ranks second with a 0.982 saves percentage.

Kraemer is tied for second in game-winning goals (2), and ranks fourth in game-winning goals (3). Kraemer has played fewer games than the four players in front of her due to national team commitments, but still ranks fourth in faceoff wins with 97. In all, Kraemer is 97-56 in six games, a 63.3 win percentage.

THE SERIES: UMD enters the weekend with Minnesota owning a two-game winning streak against the Gophers after stunning Minnesota at Ridder Arena in the final regular season series by scores of 3-2 and 2-1, both overtime gams with game-winners scored by Tova Henderson.

The Bulldogs are 34-80-11 all-time against the Gophers and 2-7-1 over their last 10 games. UMD is looking for its first win against Minnesota at home since Oct. 9, 2021, a 5-4 overtime win. Since then, the Bulldogs are 0-8-9 at AMSOIL against the Gophers, with just three of those game decided by a single point.

Last February, UMD swept then No. 3 Minnesota at Ridder Arena by scores of 3-2 and 2-1 in overtime behind two overtime game-winning goals from Tova Henderson.

On Friday, the Bulldogs got goals from Zoey Krock (9:39 of the first) and Madi Burr (7:24 of the second), but a goal from Minnesota at 10:30 of the third knotted the game up at 2-2. Hederson picked off pass and skated the length of the ice to score the game winner 3:19 into overtime. UMD was 0-of-5 on its power play, while Eve Gascon made 31 stops.  Minnesota just edged UMD 33-32 in shots on goal.

Saturday, Caitlin Kraemer scored a power play goal at 18:03 of the first period. The Gophers tied it 1-1 at 7:03 of the second period, but it was again Henderson, this time just 1:47 into extra time on another breakaway, sprung by Kraemer, who finished for her second game-winner of the series.  UMD was 1-of-2 on its power play, and outshot 35-26 in the game, but Gascon had 34 stops for the Bulldogs.

UMD vs Minnesota, last 10 games (2-7-1)

Feb. 21, 2-26 2-1 OT Win Away

Feb. 20, 2026 3-2 OT Win Away

Oct. 25, 2025 2-3 Loss Home

Oct. 24, 2024 0-4 Loss Home

Jan. 22, 2025 0-1 Loss Away

Jan. 21, 2o25 2-3 Loss Away

Nov. 16, 2024 2-3 Loss Home

Nov. 15, 2024 1-4 Loss Home

Feb. 24, 2024 2-4 Loss Away

Feb. 23, 2024 1-1 Tie OT Away

Junior goaltender Kate Kosobud has the unique experience of starting her career as a Gopher but is now a Bulldog. The alternate captain skated for Minnesota her freshman season before transfering to UMD ahead of her sophomore season in Duluth in 2025-26.

LAST TIME OUT: UMD swept Bemidji State two weekends ago in Bemidji, Minn. by scores of 3-0 and 5-0 on Oct. 16-17.

Friday night, three different goal scorers scored in each period, with Caitlin Kraemer breaking the game open at 11:29 of the first period. Ava MacLeod scored at 19:13 of the second and Madi Burr buried one at 17:28 of the third to seal the win for the Bulldogs. UMD outshot BSU 32-24, and Eve Gascon made 24 saves en route to taking over the program career shutout record -- her 24th.

Saturday afternoon, Molly Cole and Kraemer scored two goals apiece and Rae Mayer added a fifth to knock the Beavers out 5-0.

Cole opened scoring with 59 seconds left in the first, but three unanswered goals by UMD in the second, including two goals from Kraemer less than two minutes apart  cracked the game wide open for the Bulldogs. UMD outshot BSU 34-18 and got 18 saves from Gascon. 

NOTES FROM THE BSU SERIES:  UMD is now 102-22-1 all-time against the Beavers, and currently owns dominant 23-game winning streak against the BSU that dates back to Jan. 23, 2021, and includes 15 shutouts. 

--Eight of UMD's last 10 games against BSU have been shutouts. UMD has outscored BSU 35-2 over its last 10 games. 

--No UMD player currently rostered has ever lost to BSU over their collegiate career.

--Notable careers against the Beavers --

Caitlin Kraemer, GP=10 G-8 A-5 P=13

Eve Gascon career against BSU - six shutouts in eight games.