GAME INFORMATION

Date: Friday, Nov. 26 & Saturday, Nov, 27
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Saskatoon, Sask.
Venue: Merlis Belsher Place 
Watch: Canadawest.tv
Listen: HuskieFAN

The University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's hockey team continues their four-game homestand this weekend, as the UBC Thunderbirds come to town for a pair of conference clashes.

The Huskies are fresh off a dominant weekend series. They outscored the Calgary Dinos 10-1 over the course of the two games, which was book-ended by an 8-1 victory on Saturday night in which three Huskies tallied multi-goal games. One of those players was Kendra Zuchotzki, who registered her first, and then second, career U SPORTS goals, following up Emily Holmes scoring her first in the green-and-white on Friday night.

But after what was a goal-scoring performance for the ages on Saturday as Saskatchewan found the net eight times for the first-time since the program's 10-2 win back on Nov. 4, 2008, this weekend presents a tougher task.

UBC will take the Merlis Belsher Place ice on Friday night all locked up with Saskatchewan for third-place in the Canada West with 12 points. The Huskies have recorded at-least a point in their last four games, as they enter the matchup on a three-game win-streak with their last regulation loss coming back on Oct. 30.

Holding the Dogs back all season long has been an ineffective power play. But Huskies head coach Steve Kook liked what he seen despite not finding the back of the net on Friday night with the man-advantage. His sense of confidence foreshadowed that aforementioned offensive explosion, as Saskatchewan scored four goals on the powerplay on Saturday.

However, UBC has been fantastic on the penalty kill. They've allowed just two goals all season playing with a player short, good for a 94.1 per cent clip.

The Thunderbirds enter town fresh off a sweep of their own, taking care of business on home ice with 3-1 and 4-0 victories over the Alberta Pandas. 

Leading the way for UBC has been Rylind MacKinnon, who has goals in three-straight games and is tied for first in the conference in points among defensemen with nine and Chanreet Bassi who is tied atop the Canada West with 11 points.

The Huskies and Thunderbirds matchup is one that's provided some classics over recent memory — with Saskatchewan holding a 7-3-2-0 record over the past four seasons — and this weekend has potential to deliver once again, with the pair of programs neck-and-neck in the race for the postseason.