Power Play Club

10/31/2026

Pre-World Championship exhibition -- Plymouth, Michigan...

United States 4, Canada 0 -- After falling 5-3 on Wednesday night, Team USA responded by outshooting the Canadians 32-13. Canadian netminder Ève Gascon held the Americans at bay through the first period, but Tessa Janecke scored on a U.S. power play 57 seconds into period 2, Joy Dunne doubled the lead less than 4 minutes later, Kirsten Simms added a power-play goal later in the stanza, and Hannah Bilka lit the lamp 1:12 into the final frame. Gwyneth Philips post the clean sheet for Team USA; Gascon finished with 28 saves.

Gopher Women's Hockey alumnae Taylor Fox and Abbey Murphy each dished out an assist.

Both teams will be headed to the IIHF Women's World Championship in Denmark, which starts next Friday (Nov. 6). Canada has already finalized its tournament roster, while USA Hockey still needs to announce its final player list.

10/31/2026

Taking a look around WCHA Hockey's Friday action...

Wisconsin 2, St. Cloud State 1 -- The Badgers took a second-period lead when Finlay McCarthy lit the lamp, but the Huskies remained within one and knotted the score when Julianne Labbé found the back of the net with 4:26 left in regulation. However, Charlotte Pieckenhagen put Wisconsin back into the lead 72 seconds later and goaltender Rhyah Stewart shut the door, finishing with 26 saves. Alexis Ehrman stopped 36 shots for SCSU.

Ohio State 4, Bemidji State 1 -- The Buckeyes got a goal in the first-period, one in the 2nd, and two more in the 3rd to build a 4-0 lead; Rylee Bartz lit the lamp twice. Davina Davis scored for the Beavers to break up OSU's shutout bid with 2:56 left in the contest but got no closer, being outshot 34-16.

St. Thomas 4, Minnesota State 1 -- Ayla Puppe converted on a first-period power play to put the Mavericks up 1-0, but that lead lasted just 7 seconds as Teagan Kulenkamp knotted the score for the Tommies. UST took control with second-period goals by Ella Boerger, Cara Sajevic (PP), and Cailin Mumm, and netminder Dani Strom finished with 22 saves for the win.

Here are tonight's final scores!

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10/31/2026

We add our congratulations to Gopher Women's Hockey senior captain Ava Lindsay on tallying her 100th career point on her game-winning overtime goal against Minnesota Duluth!

💯 career points for No. 9! 👏

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10/31/2026

Ava Lindsay's goal with 36.9 seconds remaining in overtime gave Minnesota Women's Hockey a 3-2 victory over Minnesota Duluth at AMSOIL Arena Friday night.

Bella Fanale scored on both of her first two shot attempts to put the Gophers up 2-0 at the first intermission. But UMD got a second-period power-play goal from Laini Gnetz and a late extra-attacker marker from Renée Lapointe to knot things up with only 34.5 seconds left in regulation.

Hannah Clark finished with 25 saves for the win. UMD's Marilou Grenier stopped 39 shots.

Game two tomorrow at 3 p.m.

10/31/2026

Minnesota Duluth scored to close within one, but Minnesota Women's Hockey still leads headed to period 3.

SOG: MIN 25, UMD 13

10/30/2026

Two shot attempts from Bella Fanale both tickled the twine, putting Gopher Women's Hockey up a pair over Minnesota Duluth at the 1st intermission.

SOG: MN 10, UMD 6

10/30/2026

Your Friday night Minnesota Women's Hockey starters on the road at UMD.

10/30/2026

It's the first road test against a ranked opponent for Minnesota Women's Hockey. Here are the projected lines as they prepare to face #13 UMD at AMSOIL Arena at 6 p.m.

10/30/2026

Euro Hockey Tour / Lidl Hockey Games...

Czechia 4, Finland 1 -- The Czechs got their first win in their last 5 Euro Hockey Tour Games, building a 3-0 lead on goals by Katerina Mrazova, Noemi Neubauerova & Daniela Pesjova. Elisa Holopainen scored for the Finns, but they got no closer. Gopher Women's Hockey alumnae Natálie Mlýnková (CZE) and Nelli Laitinen (FIN) each recorded an assist.

Sweden 1, Switzerland 0, OT -- Swiss goaltender Saskia Maurer made 48 saves in regulation to send the contest to overtime scoreless, but couldn't stop Sweden's Sara Hjalmarsson with 46 seconds remaining in the extra period. Emma Söderberg earned the shutout win with 14 saves.