DULUTH — A lot has gone right for Minnesota Duluth to start the 2025-26 season.

The No. 10-ranked Bulldogs begin NCHC play this weekend taking on No. 8 North Dakota at 7:07 p.m. Friday and 6:07 p.m. Saturday at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks as one of three teams whose scoring offense and defense are both among the top 10 in the country.

UMD’s power play and faceoff percentages are ranked among the top 10 in NCAA Division I men’s hockey, as are the Bulldogs three leading scorers and starting goaltender.

For coach Scott Sandelin, the statistic that bodes the best for the Bulldogs heading into NCHC play is the only one that matters in the end — wins. At 7-1 through eight nonconference games, UMD is off to its best start to a season since going 6-0-2 to start 2010-11, when the progr

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