ANCHORAGE, Alaska The University of Denver burned off a late Alaska Anchorage power play, including a 6-on-4 advantage over the last 48 seconds, to secure a 4-3 win tonight in WCHA action at Sullivan Arena. Brock Trotter (Brandon, Manitoba) netted the game-winning goal and Peter Mannino (Farmington Hills, Mich.) stopped 33 shots as the Pioneers improve to 13-4 and 10-3 in the WCHA. Alaska Anchorage falls to 5-6-4, 2-6-3. DU remains two points behind Colorado College in the WCHA with its third consecutive road win.

 

J.P. Testwuide (Vail, Colo.) added his first career goal, while Tom May (Eagan, Minn.) and Jesse Martin (Edmonton, Alberta) added goals for the Pioneers, who extended their winning streak to three games. Tyler Bozak (Regina, Saskatchewan) added a career-high three assists.

 

DU held a 2-1 lead after a fast-paced opening period. Testwuide’s goal was redirected off a UAA defenseman four minutes into the game. The Seawolves tied the game at 17:12 when Brad McCabe pushed a rebound into an open net, but DU took the lead when May wristed a quick blast past Jon Althuis (12 saves) at 19:00 from the slot on a mini breakaway after a great feed from Patrick Mullen (Pittsburgh, Pa.).

 

The Pioneers led 4-3 after two periods. Martin gave DU a 3-1 lead at 1:20 of the second with a power-play rebound goal off a shot by Bozak. UAA made it 3-2 when Josh Lunden snuck a goal past Mannino at 5:25. Trotter made it 4-2 when he buried the eventual game-winning goal on a pretty feed from Bozak at 7:29. UAA responded with a power-play goal by Craig Parkinson at 9:29.

 

Mannino shook off a tough start and starred in the third period with nine saves. DU was outshot 36-16 in the game. The Pioneers went 1-for-4 on the power play, while UAA was 1-for-6.

 

The teams play the series finale tomorrow night at 9:07 p.m. MT.

 

Notes: Denver won for the first time when allowing three or more goals...DU is 6-2 on the road...The Pioneers improved to 11-0 when leading after two periods...Brock Trotter leads Denver in scoring with 8-1018...The two-point effort was Trotter’s fifth multi-point game of the season and first in seven games...J.P. Testwuide’s first career goal was the first in 86 games...Jesse Martin tallied his second consecutive two-point effort.