Averaging nearly 5 goals per game in October, the Pios were led by the forward tandem of Massimo Rizzo and Jack Devine with Zeev Buium jumping in from the blueline.

After that series, the injury bug bit again and Denver lost Garrett Brown for the remainder of the season after the defenseman underwent surgery to correct a lower body issue.

A patch of ice behind the Denver net didn't freeze properly and after attempting to address the problem for over an hour, the game was postponed until the following day.

With the Pioneers scoring in bunches, Davis was able to ease his way back into game shape and Denver began the second half of its schedule by winning five of six.

The losses all but guaranteed that Denver wouldn't be able to win the regular season title but the team had bigger fish to fry and were looking to secure one of the four #1 seeds in the NCAA tournament.

In overtime, the two teams were fairly even through the first 6 minutes, however, Zeev Buium continued to earn his plaudits when he got a break in on goal from the blueline, avoided two defenders, and slid the puck around the St.

Early on, it appeared that the Pioneers would fall victim to the same thing that befell North Dakota; despite outplaying the Mavericks, Denver was held scoreless in the first thanks to a tremendous effort in goal from the Omaha netminder.

Denver suffocated the Mavs in the third, allowing only 3 shots on Davis while adding two more goal to their total to skate away with the championship and the #3 overall seed for the NCAA tournament.

In the second half of the period, Broz fired a shot from the high slot and it sailed just past the outstretched glove of the Massachusetts goalie into the cage.

Just past the midway point of regulation, the Pioneers got a gift when Tristan Lemyre scored just his second goal of the season on a shot in tight that leaked through the Boston University netminder.

Just after the second such act, Broz rushed the puck up the ice and just as he got to the top of the right circle, fired a shot that went right between the legs of the CU netminder for the winning goal.

The Pioneers, on the other hand, got more than that in the second period, which was when Jared Wright opened the scoring by bouncing the puck into the goal off of both the post and the back of the opposing netminder.

With BC down by a pair entering the third, the Eagles' offense finally woke up and besieged the Denver cage for the rest of the game.

Near the end of the man-advantage, Cole O'Hara had a glorious opportunity for a one-timer but he wasn't able to get good wood on the puck and Davis made a relatively easy save.

After a pair of near-misses by Denver, one from the doorstep by Jack Devine, UMass began generating some zone time of their own and the game continued to see-saw back and forth in the first 5 minutes.

The second overtime period began in a similar fashion, with scoring chances being generated by both teams, however, Denver's structure of was beginning to break down.

Sam Harris had made contact with Hrabal but the referees rules that he had been pushed into the crease by Aaron Bohlinger so the goal stood and Denver advanced.

The Big Red were able to use a sizable advantage in the faceoff circle to ice the puck and get out of trouble without giving Denver a subsequent scoring chance.

It wasn't until well past the midway point of the period that either team was able to get some extended zone time and Cornell was able to cycle the puck in the Denver end.

Celebrini got another great scoring chance about 2 minutes into the second and he tried to bunt a fluttering puck into a half open cage but it hopped wide.

In the back half of the second Denver was finally able to establish some zone time and after turning over the puck behind the BU cage, Miko Matikka found Tristan Lemyre for a shot that leaked through Caron to tie the score.

Jared Wright nearly gave Denver the lead just seconds later when the puck bounced to him in front of the cage but Caron managed to close his five-hole in time.

With under 30 seconds to play, Denver got a surprise rush up the ice and Aidan Thompson got a glorious scoring chance when he beat Caron with a deke but the BU goaltender made a desperate save with his glove right in front of the goal line.

Boston University pulled in tight and held the fort to keep the Pioneers mostly to the outside and they were able to bleed the clock down and force overtime.

Afterwards, Sam Stevens injured his knee on what was likely a tripping penalty and, despite the puck not being in the offensive zone, the officials did not blow the play dead to provide assistance to the downed player.

A few minutes later, Zeev Buium made a tremendous pass to Rieger Lorenz in the left circle and the Denver forward fired the puck into the near corner.

The #2 power play took on a rather poor PK and the Eagles were able to get a tremendous chance when Gabe Perreault found Ryan Leonard wide open in the low slot.

BC continued to press after the penalty ended but Denver had pulled back into a defensive shell and did their best to melt down the Eagle rushes.

At the 8-minute mark, Smith got open in the high slot and beat Davis with a hard shot, however, the puck clanked off of the right post and bounced away from the goal.

The Eagles didn't pull their goaltender until less there was less than 3 minutes to play and put the Denver goal under constant pressure in the final moments of the match.