University of Denver
Minnesota
DU Takes Three Points from Minnesota
2/9/2008 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
Mannino, who moved his record to 18-8-1 on the season, allowed only one goal in each regular-season meeting with
“Peter had a huge weekend when we needed it from him. Like the true competitor he is, he responded,”
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The Pioneers added a pair of goals in the second period to stretch their lead to 3-0.
Bozak made it a two-goal game at 10:26 when he blasted a feed from Rakhshani past Kangas’ stick side, while Rakhshani notched a goal of his own at 12:34 when he redirected a Chris Butler (St. Louis,
Minnesota’s David Fischer ended Mannino’s shutout bid with 3:56 remaining in the game on a low shot from the top of the right faceoff circle, but Brian Gifford (Moorhead, Minn.) added an empty-net goal at 18:24 to seal the game.
Notes: The Pioneers are fifth in the latest PairWise Rankings...Bozak has recorded a goal in each of the last three games and has four tallies in DU’s last five contests overall...Rakhshani has six points (3g/3a) in his last five games...DU remained unbeaten at 17-0-1 when limiting opponents to two goals or less...The Pioneers are 32-for-34 (94.1%) on the penalty kill in their last seven games.
