Owatonna vs. Northfield

7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30

Northfield is the lone team from the Big 9 Conference to beat Owatonna this season, with the 4-0 triumph coming on Dec. 17 in Owatonna.

Combined, the teams have a 25-1-0 record against Big 9 foes and the winner of this matchup is the likely league champion.

Northfield (15-7-0, 11-0-0) sophomore Maggie Malecha stopped all 23 shots she faced against Owatonna earlier this season, part of a superb season in which the Raiders' goalie has compiled a .945 save percentage and 1.41 goals against average.

Freshman Ezra Oien leads the Huskies (15-6-0, 14-1-0) with 27 goals and 41 points. She has two four-goal games.