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DENVER - After losing 5-1 on Friday night, the Pioneers bounced back on Saturday. Junior Matt Carle tallied two goals and an assist and goaltender Peter Mannino stopped 31 shots and added two assists as the No. 18 Denver Pioneers ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over St. Cloud State in front of 6,038 fans at Magness Arena. Carle tallied his 100th career point with a first-period goal as DU used two shorthanded goals, a 3-on-3 score and power-play goal to improve to 12-10-3 overall and 9-5-2 in the WCHA. DU is tied for second in league play with Minnesota at 20 points.
DENVER - After losing 5-1 on Friday night, the Pioneers bounced back on Saturday. Junior Matt Carle tallied two goals and an assist and goaltender Peter Mannino stopped 31 shots and added two assists as the No. 18 Denver Pioneers ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over St. Cloud State in front of 6,038 fans at Magness Arena. Carle tallied his 100th career point with a first-period goal as DU used two shorthanded goals, a 3-on-3 score and power-play goal to improve to 12-10-3 overall and 9-5-2 in the WCHA. DU is tied for second in league play with Minnesota at 20 points.
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"This was a big win for our team emotionally," said head coach George Gwozdecky. "You could really feel a regeneration of confidence in our guys in the locker room and on the bench. With the way things have been going lately, it's great that we were able to come out strong tonight move into a tie for second in the conference."
"This was a big win for our team emotionally," said head coach George Gwozdecky. "You could really feel a regeneration of confidence in our guys in the locker room and on the bench. With the way things have been going lately, it's great that we were able to come out strong tonight move into a tie for second in the conference."
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DU jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first period despite losing J.P. Testwuide (Vail, Colo.) and leading goal scorer Ryan Dingle (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) to game misconduct and game disqualification penalties for checking from behind. Carle put DU on the board first with a 3-on-3 goal at 15:43 and T.J. Fast (Calgary, Alberta) added his first career goal on a 5-on-3 disadvantage. Mannino set the tone early for DU by stopping all 13 shots in the period, including nine on six SCSU power-play opportunities.
In the second period, the momentum stayed in Denver's favor when J.D. Corbin (Littleton, Colo.) scored DU's second shorthanded goal of the evening at 5:08. Mannino added his second assist and stopped all four Husky shots in the period.
DU jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first period despite losing J.P. Testwuide (Vail, Colo.) and leading goal scorer Ryan Dingle (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) to game misconduct and game disqualification penalties for checking from behind. Carle put DU on the board first with a 3-on-3 goal at 15:43 and T.J. Fast (Calgary, Alberta) added his first career goal on a 5-on-3 disadvantage. Mannino set the tone early for DU by stopping all 13 shots in the period, including nine on six SCSU power-play opportunities.
In the second period, the momentum stayed in Denver's favor when J.D. Corbin (Littleton, Colo.) scored DU's second shorthanded goal of the evening at 5:08. Mannino added his second assist and stopped all four Husky shots in the period.
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SCSU's Justin Fletcher scored 57 seconds into the final period to make it a two-goal game. Paul Stastny's (St. Louis, Mo.) fifth goal on the power play made it 4-1 at 2:46. SCSU's Andrew Gordon scored less than one minute later to make it 4-2, but Carle iced the game with an empty-net goal at 18:42.
SCSU's Justin Fletcher scored 57 seconds into the final period to make it a two-goal game. Paul Stastny's (St. Louis, Mo.) fifth goal on the power play made it 4-1 at 2:46. SCSU's Andrew Gordon scored less than one minute later to make it 4-2, but Carle iced the game with an empty-net goal at 18:42.
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Stastny added an assist for his 11th multi-point game of the season. DU finished 2-for-8 on the power play, while SCSU was 1-for-8.
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DU hits the road for a two-game series at top-ranked Wisconsin on Jan. 20-21. The Badgers swept No. 5 Colorado College this weekend in Colorado Springs.
Stastny added an assist for his 11th multi-point game of the season. DU finished 2-for-8 on the power play, while SCSU was 1-for-8.
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DU hits the road for a two-game series at top-ranked Wisconsin on Jan. 20-21. The Badgers swept No. 5 Colorado College this weekend in Colorado Springs.
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