Box Score Kalamazoo, Mich. – The No. 4 Denver Pioneers (14-6-3, 6-6-1-1) fell to the No. 13 Western Michigan Broncos (15-8-1, 8-5-1-1) 5-1 on Saturday in Lawson Arena, dropping their second-straight game for the first time since Nov. 9-10, 2018 at St. Cloud State and only their second time this season.
Western Michigan went 2/5 on the power play, 7/8 on the penalty kill and scored three goals in the first period to defeat Denver for the fourth-straight time on home ice. Despite the loss, the Pioneers outshot the Broncos, 37-34.
"I liked our battle level and our compete early," Richard and Kitzia Goodman Head Coach
David Carle said. "I thought we played better tonight than we did last night, we played with more of urgency. I give Western Michigan a lot of credit, they're a really good hockey team."
The Pioneers ceded three goals in the first period including two on the power play. The barrage started with Josh Passolt's one-timer from the slot at 5:59, continued 40 seconds later with Cam Lee feeding Paul Washe for a shot from the same area and finished with Drew Worrad burying the rebound from Colt Conrad's shot at the side of the net.
Western Michigan made it 4-0 as Austin Rueschoff fed Cam Lee for a back-door tap-in at 8:42 of the second period, then chased
Filip Larsson for
Michael Corson only 30 seconds later as Dawson Dipietro capitalized on a net-front scramble. Denver's few offensive chances were thwarted by Trevor Gorsuch, allowing the Broncos to carry a 5-0 lead into the second intermission.
Emilio Pettersen ruined Gorscuh's shutout bid on the power play at 4:24 of the third period.
Larsson made 19 saves in 29:12. Corson made 10 saves in 30:48. The teams combined for 48 penalty minutes.
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