DULUTH, Minn. (Interstat) — St. Thomas will visit Minnesota-Duluth for a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game on Saturday at Amsoil Arena. Both teams enter with 3-2 records, and the matchup follows a tightly contested meeting earlier this season.

St. Thomas is coming off a 2-1 win at Minnesota-Duluth in the most recent meeting between the programs. The Tommies received 16 saves from Dani Strom, while Jenessa Gazdik recorded an assist and six shots on goal and JuliAnna Gazdik added two assists and four shots. That result was the most recent outcome for St. Thomas and kept the Tommies at 3-2. Earlier this season, St. Thomas earned 7-2 and 3-1 home wins over New Hampshire before dropping two games to Ohio State by 5-2 scores. St. Thomas has scored 16 goals and allowed 14 this season. The Tommies are 1-0 on the road this season.

Minnesota-Duluth also sits at 3-2 and will look to respond on home ice after the one-goal loss to St. Thomas. In that game, Edit Danielsson scored one goal on one shot, while Brooke Gnetz and Madi Burr each recorded an assist. The Bulldogs opened the season with 2-0 and 4-0 home wins over Mercyhurst before splitting at Vermont, falling 3-0 and winning 3-2 in overtime. Minnesota-Duluth is 2-0 at home. Minnesota-Duluth has scored 10 goals and allowed seven this season.

Strom is a player to watch for St. Thomas. The goaltender has been busy early, including a 35-save performance in a 5-2 loss to Ohio State and a 26-save outing in a 7-2 win over New Hampshire. She also made 18 saves in a 3-1 win over New Hampshire, 11 saves in another 5-2 loss to Ohio State, and 16 saves in the win at Minnesota-Duluth. Over her recent appearances, Strom has made 106 saves on 119 shots.

Danielsson is a player to watch for Minnesota-Duluth. The forward scored in the recent loss to St. Thomas and has put two shots on goal in each of the Bulldogs’ wins over Mercyhurst. Over her recent appearances, she has one goal and five shots.

Amsoil Arena will host the game. The upcoming schedule for St. Thomas includes home series against Saint Cloud State, Minnesota and Holy Cross, a home game against Minnesota State, and road games at Minnesota State and Wisconsin. Minnesota-Duluth next plays at Bemidji State, then hosts Minnesota, travels to Ohio State and Minnesota State, and hosts Saint Cloud State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Minnesota-Duluth to win 4-1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Minnesota-Duluth a 79.4 percent probability to win.