Box Score BURLINGTON, Vt. - No. 9/11 Denver earned a hard-fought 1-1 overtime tie against Vermont in NCAA college hockey action tonight before another sellout crowd of 4,007 at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Sophomore Drew Shore (Denver) scored the lone goal for Denver and freshman Sam Brittain (Calgary, Alberta) made 28 saves in a strong collegiate debut.

Dan Lawson scored for the Catamounts and Rob Madore matched Brittain with 28 saves. DUU begins its 2010-11 season 1-0-1, while Vermont is 0-1-1.

"I thought we made progress tonight," DU head coach George Gwozdecky said. "We did a better job maintaining puck possession and I'm really happy for Sam. I like what I saw out there and I like where we're heading."

After a scoreless opening period, Shore buried a Jason Zucker (Las Vegas) feed at 3:06 of the second period. Lawson tallied the equalizer when his shot was redirected off DU defenseman Paul Phillips (Darien, Ill.) past a surprised Brittain at 18:06.

The Catamounts outshot the Pioneers 14-9 in the third period and overtime after DU held momentum much of the game. Brittain turned in good performance after a sub-par effort against Lethbridge last Sunday. The freshman stopped five shots in the first period, nine in the second, 13 in the third and one in overtime. Shore capped a great weekend with his third goal in the season-opening series.

Denver and Vermont each had 29 shots on goal. Both teams were 0-for-3 on the power play.

The Pioneers host defending NCAA champion Boston College on Oct. 15-16. Puck drop is set for 7:37 p.m. MT on Friday night at Magness Arena. Tickets are available by calling 303-871-2336, online at DenverPioneers.com or at the Ritchie Center Box Office.

Notes: Freshman Nick Shore (Denver) warmed up, but didn't play due to a wrist injury. Kyle Ostrow (Calgary) took a big hit to the chin, which required stitches.