Friday Minnesota Duluth hosted Minnesota at the AMSOIL Arena for an afternoon game televised on Fox Sports North. The Gophers were back to full strength as not only had Sarah Potomak and Lindsay Agnew returned from national team duties, but Dani Cameranesi was back, after missing four games and an exhibition, as well.
From the start Duluth peppered goaltender Sidney Peters with shots. The Gophers just could not get the puck or hang onto it for long—instead of carrying the puck into the Bulldog’s zone like they typically would, they dumped it in a lot this period—that hurt their ability to put direct shots on Maddie Rooney.