The No. 4 Denver Pioneers men's hockey team (14-4-3, 6-4-1-1) looks to extend its eight-game unbeaten streak on the road against No. 13 Western Michigan (13-8-1, 6-5-1-1) at Lawson Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich. Puck drop is set for 5:05 p.m. MT on Friday and Saturday.

DENVER: SNAPSHOT
• The Pioneers are on an eight-game unbeaten streak (7-0-1), their best stretch since starting the season 5-0-1 and longest since their 13-game winning streak from Jan. 21, 2017 - March 11, 2017
• The Pioneers average 3.43 goals per game, 9th in the NCAA, and allow an average of 2.19 goals per game, 12th in the NCAA
• Liam Finlay leads the Pioneers with 24 points, followed by each member of Denver's top line: Emilio Pettersen (21), Jarid Lukosevicius (20) and Cole Guttman (17)
 
DENVER: LAST SERIES
Colorado College 4, Denver 4 (Denver won in NCHC shootout)
• After the game on Jan. 18 was postponed until Feb. 26, the Pioneers played only a single game against the Tigers last weekend
• Brett Stapley had two goals, one assist and the shootout-winning goal
• The Pioneers went 0/2 on the power play and 1/4 on the penalty kill
• Denver outshot Colorado College, 33-30
 
DENVER: UP NEXT
Denver vs. North Dakota (Feb. 1-2, 2019)
• The Pioneers and Fighting Hawks are set to close their season series in Magness Arena
• Denver split the series at North Dakota on Dec. 7-8, 2018, falling 4-1 on Friday and winning 2-1 in overtime on Saturday
 
WESTERN MICHIGAN: SNAPSHOT
• The Broncos had their 10-game unbeaten streak snapped at No. 2 St. Cloud State last weekend, getting swept for only the second time this season
• Western Michigan averages 3.50 goals per game, 6th in the NCAA, and allows 2.86 goals per game, 32nd in the NCAA
• Josh Passolt leads the Broncos with 23 points (14-9-23)
• Junior forward Wade Allison has missed 14 games this season, including the last four. He has 63 points (29-34-63) in 66 NCAA games
 
WESTERN MICHIGAN: LAST SERIES
St. Cloud State 3, Western Michigan 0 | St. Cloud State 5, Western Michigan 3
• The Broncos were shutout on Friday for the first time this season
• St. Cloud State outscored Western Michigan 6-0 in the second period
• Western Michigan went 0/5 on the power play and 7/9 on the penalty kill
• Trevor Gorsuch made 57 saves on 63 shots
 
WESTERN MICHIGAN: UP NEXT
Western Michigan at Omaha (Feb. 1-2)
• The Broncos will complete their season series with the Mavericks after splitting a series in Kalamazoo, Mich. earlier this year
• Western Michigan defeated Omaha 7-2 on Nov. 9 and fell 4-2 on Nov. 10

DENVER VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN
• The Pioneers swept the Broncos at Magness Arena on Nov. 2-3, 2018
• Western Michigan defeated Denver 6-5 and 7-4 in Lawson Arena last season
• The teams first played on Nov. 26, 1982 with the Pioneers winning 5-1

WEEKLY HONORS
• Brett Stapley was named NCHC Rookie of the Week after recording two goals, one assist and the shootout winner vs. Colorado College on Jan. 19
 
TOP LINE PRODUCTION
• Emilio Pettersen, Jarid Lukosevicius and Cole Guttman have combined for 29% of the Pioneers' even-strength points and 36% of the Pioneers' even-strength goals
• Pettersen, Guttman and Lukosevicius have skated on Denver's top line for 19/21 games this season, the exception being Dec. 8-9 at North Dakota
 
NCAA LEADERS
• Devin Cooley is 8th in the NCAA with a .929 save percentage
• Jarid Lukosevicius is T-1st in the NCAA with five game-winning goals and T-9th in the NCAA with 13 total goals
 
HOT STREAKS
• Liam Finlay has two goals and eight assists in his last five games
• Jarid Lukosevicus is on a three-game point streak with two goals and one assist
• Emilio Pettersen is on a three-game point streak with three assists
 
LUKO LEADS THE WAY
• Denver is 7-0-2 when Lukosevicius scores and 7-4-1 when he doesn't
• Jarid Lukosevicius has the all-time school record and is the NCAA active leader in career game-winning goals with 18. The all-time career leader is Austin Ortega (Omaha '14-'17 - 23)
 
2019 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
• Ian Mitchell (Canada) had one goal and two assists in five games
• Equipment manager Nick Meldrum (U.S.) won a silver medal with the Americans
• Emilio Pettersen (Norway) finished 5th scoring at the Division I - A tournament with three goals and three assists in six games
 
TOUGH ROAD AHEAD
• Denver's strength of schedule ranks 3rd in the NCAA according to the KRACH ranking on CollegeHockeyNews.com
• After wrapping up the non-conference schedule with an 8-0-2 record, Denver has 14-straight conference games to close the regular season
 
FRESH FACES
• Denver's freshmen class is 3rd in NCAA scoring with 79 points (28-51-79) behind Niagara (86) and Quinnipiac (80)
• The Pioneers' freshmen class accounts for 40% of the of the team's total points and 39% of the team's total goals
• Emilio Pettersen is 4th among NCAA freshman with 21 points
• Cole Guttman is 2nd among NCAA freshmen with 10 goals
• Slava Demin is 3rd among NCAA freshmen with a +18 plus/minus rating
 
WORKING OVERTIME
• The Pioneers have played eight overtime games this season, 2nd-most in the NCAA. Denver is 4-1-3 in the extra period with the most overtime wins in the NCAA
 
MILLER HOCKEY COMPLEX
• The new home of Denver hockey is named after University of Denver's Board of Trustees member John A. Miller, his wife, Sandy, and their family
• The 4,464 square foot space houses the Pioneers' lockers, lounge, sauna, kitchen, training room and equipment room
• More than 150 donors contributed to the $2.5 million renovation
 
YOUNG PIONEERS
• At 29, David Carle is the youngest coach in Division I college hockey
• The Pioneers have the fourth-youngest team in college hockey with an average age of 20 years/8 months
• The Pioneers have 20 freshmen and sophomores, the most since the 2007-08 season when Tyler Bozak was a freshman
 
EXPERIENCED STAFF
• Assistant Coach Tavis MacMillan served as head coach of Alaska-Fairbanks from 2004-07
• Assistant Coach Dallas Ferguson served as head coach of Alaska-Fairbanks from 2008-17
• Volunteer Assistant Coach Steven Reinprecht played 663 NHL games over 11 NHL seasons, winning a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001
• Team Manager Ben Scrivens played 144 NHL games over five NHL seasons in addition to representing Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics
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