GameCenter live: Minnesota Duluth at No. 4 UND

GRAND FORKS — Minnesota Duluth is taking on No. 4 UND in the opener of their two-game series in Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND swept a series between the teams in Duluth in November.

Time: 7:07 p.m.
Place: Ralph Engelstad Arena.
TV: Midco Sports (GF Ch. 27/622 HD).
Radio: The Fox (96.1 FM).
Stream: NCHChockey.com.

Forwards
18 Jayden Perron—14 Cameron Berg—17 Riese Gaber
29 Jackson Kunz—22 Owen McLaughlin—9 Jackson Blake
26 Dylan James—8 Jake Schmaltz—27 Louis Jamernik V
13 Carson Albrecht—11 Griffin Ness—21 Ben Strinden

Defensemen
7 Garrett Pyke—25 Abram Wiebe
4 Jake Livanavage—20 Keaton Pehrson
6 Logan Britt—2 Bennett Zmolek
15 Nate Benoit

Goaltenders
32 Ludvig Persson
30 Hobie Hedquist
1 Kaleb Johnson

Not in lineup: F Hunter Johannes (lower body), F Dane Montgomery, D Tanner Komzak

Forwards
15 Quinn Olson—16 Luke Loheit—27 Blake Biondi
6 Ben Steeves—12 Jack Smith—33 Carter Loney
26 Anthony Menghini—34 Matthew Perkins—22 Kyler Kleven
37 Luke Johnson—21 Braden Fischer—24 Kyle Bettens

Defensemen
8 Aaron Pionk—2 Darian Gotz
20 Owen Gallatin—28 Aiden Dubinsky
38 Luke Bast—18 Joey Pierce
19 Riley Bodnarchuk

Goaltenders
35 Zach Stejskal
36 Matthew Thiessen

Not in lineup: F Dominic James (lower body), F Connor McMenamin (undisclosed), F Cole Spicer (ineligible), D Will Francis (cancer treatment), G Zach Sandy

Referees — Ryan Hersey and Anthony Vikhter
Linesmen — Tyler Liffrig and Kyle Stephens
Supervisor — Mike Schmitt

Hunter Johannes practiced this week for UND, but is unable to go in the series opener. . . Keaton Pehrson is in the lineup after missing the last two periods Saturday night with an injury. . . Forward Dane Montgomery and defenseman Tanner Komzak are healthy scratches. . . Minnesota Duluth is without forward Connor McMenamin, who was listed as probable earlier in the week. . . The Bulldogs are putting their top three scoring forwards, outside of Ben Steeves, on the same line, making UND decide which unit to use its checking line against. . . UND is 6-1 in the last seven against Minnesota Duluth. . . The Bulldogs have lost the last 11 games in which Ben Steeves does not score a goal.

Schlossman has covered college hockey for the Grand Forks Herald since 2005. He has been recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the top beat writer for the Herald’s circulation division four times and the North Dakota sportswriter of the year once. He resides in Grand Forks. Reach him at bschlossman@gfherald.com.