In a battle between the best two teams in the WCHA, the University of Denver prevailed over Minnesota-Duluth in overtime 5-4. Drew Shore was the scoring hero, but it was Luke Salazar & Jason Zucker who fought for the puck and made a pinpoint pass from behind the goal to a wide open Shore.
After leading 3-0, UMD stormed back with four unanswered goals. It appeared that the Bulldogs scored the game winner with 4 minutes remaining in the third period. But DU tied it up with 90 seconds remaining on a Jason Zucker goal. It was Zuckers third goal of the night and he also chipped in an assist.
Beau Bennett injured his knee in the 2nd Period on a play where he was not near another player. Bennett is out for the rest of the series and perhaps longer.
With the victory, DU moves into a first place tie in the WCHA standings. DU also jumps up four spots to #5 in the national Pairwise Rankings.
After leading 3-0, UMD stormed back with four unanswered goals. It appeared that the Bulldogs scored the game winner with 4 minutes remaining in the third period. But DU tied it up with 90 seconds remaining on a Jason Zucker goal. It was Zuckers third goal of the night and he also chipped in an assist.
Beau Bennett injured his knee in the 2nd Period on a play where he was not near another player. Bennett is out for the rest of the series and perhaps longer.
With the victory, DU moves into a first place tie in the WCHA standings. DU also jumps up four spots to #5 in the national Pairwise Rankings.
1st Period
DU Goal - Zucker (Donovan)
DU Goal - Maiani (Nutini, Bennett)
2nd Period
DU Goal - Zucker (Bennett)
UMD Goal - Connolly (Fontaine, Montgomery)
UMD Goal - Berman (Fontaine)
UMD Goal - Connolly M.
3rd Period
UMD Goal - Schmidt (Olsen)
DU Goal - Zucker
Overtime
DU Goal - Shore D (Salazar, Zucker)
Forwards
Jason Zucker - Drew Shore - Luke Salazar
Anthony Maiani - Nick Shore - Beau Bennett
Chris Knowlton - Kyle Ostrow - Dustin Jackson
Nate Dewhurst - Shawn Ostrow
Defensemen
Matt Donovan - Chris Nutini
John Ryder - David Makowski
Paul Phillips - William Wrenn
John Lee
Goaltenders
Sam Brittain - Adam Murray
DU Goal - Zucker (Donovan)
DU Goal - Maiani (Nutini, Bennett)
2nd Period
DU Goal - Zucker (Bennett)
UMD Goal - Connolly (Fontaine, Montgomery)
UMD Goal - Berman (Fontaine)
UMD Goal - Connolly M.
3rd Period
UMD Goal - Schmidt (Olsen)
DU Goal - Zucker
Overtime
DU Goal - Shore D (Salazar, Zucker)
Forwards
Jason Zucker - Drew Shore - Luke Salazar
Anthony Maiani - Nick Shore - Beau Bennett
Chris Knowlton - Kyle Ostrow - Dustin Jackson
Nate Dewhurst - Shawn Ostrow
Defensemen
Matt Donovan - Chris Nutini
John Ryder - David Makowski
Paul Phillips - William Wrenn
John Lee
Goaltenders
Sam Brittain - Adam Murray
3-0!
ReplyDeletecrap ... our faceoffs need work.
ReplyDeletewth? 3-2
ReplyDeleteBennett out with an injury in the 2nd Period. Mentioned right knee on the B2 Network.
ReplyDeletePer Bacher on his blog, Bennett out for the night with a right knee injury.
ReplyDeleteUMD announcers said off the air that Bennett was not hit on the play. His skate caught a rut.
ReplyDeleteCome on Pios!!!
ReplyDeleteWOOOOOOOT! Wow, wotta game --chase
ReplyDeleteYeah baby yeah!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGuys were making me nervous with all the penalties. Dogs took over for 2nd and 3rd. Pios pull it out to force OT and win it. Whew!
ReplyDeleteIs there no where in Denver that is showing the game in a sports bar?
ReplyDeleteNo because Channel 9 in Duluth is not on Direct TV or Dish Network.
ReplyDeleteB2 on the computer works pretty well for 7 bucks.
OH YEAH!!! Pio's win!! No big deal.
ReplyDeletePlease tell me Bennett's injury is not serious.
ReplyDeleteGwoz delivered some good news, says Bennett's knee isn't as bad as thought ... a strain. With a brace he could play next weekend. I'm just happy he'll play again this year. Nice. -- chase
ReplyDeleteWe've heard all this before with Bozak's knee injury a couple of years ago. That was supposedly no big injury at the time and he was out four months.
ReplyDeleteBad news for Bennett is this might put a crimp on his World Junior campaign.
I would like to personally thank the Denver Pioneers for their victory tonight. Someone else needed to knock them down a peg or two. I was going to throw up if they would have won another OT game. Much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteWow, Sara, you're kind of a bitch. Jealous, honey?
ReplyDeleteBennett's injury was so odd. It was obvious that he was in EXTREME pain. He was writhing around on the ice. They did get him off quickly, but he could not put any weight on his leg at all. Poor guy. I would be blown away if he played next weekend.
I only have three letter to describe this game.
ReplyDeleteWTF
Big win for Denver, and a huge confidence boost against a great UMD team.
ReplyDeleteIt always feels good when you win the first game of a WCHA series on the road, especially when its the #1 team in the country facing you, you blew a three goal lead, it's the last weekend of your opponents' 45 year old arena and they retired Brett Hull's number.
The next night, you don't have the tension that comes with the notion you might get swept....
Yeah, there's no way they would elaborate on Bennett's injury so soon....unless it was an obviously serious event, like what Martin went through. sure hope it's ok.....or will be.....
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