The No. 8 Denver Pioneers (11-4-2, 4-4-0-0) carry a four-game winning streak into their final non-conference game of the season against former WCHA foe, the Wisconsin Badgers (8-8-3-0, 4-3-3-0), on Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.

DENVER: SNAPSHOT
• The Pioneers are on a four-game winning streak, their best stretch of the season since starting the season 5-0-1
• The Pioneers allow an average of 2.18 goals per game, 10th in the NCAA, and score an average of 3.53 goals per game, 11th in the NCAA
• Emilio Pettersen leads the Pioneers with 18 points (5-13-18), followed by Jarid Lukosevicius with 17 (11-6-17)
• Colin Staub is on a seven-game point streak with two goals and five assists, Ryan Barrow is on a five-game point streak with three goals and three assists and Michael Davies is on a three-game point streak with one goal and two assists
 
DENVER: LAST GAME
Denver 6, Wisconsin 3
• The Pioneers scored three goals in 2:19 early in the third period
• Liam Finlay paced the Pioneers with one goal and two assists, while Ryan Barrow, Tyler Ward and Ian Mitchell each had two-point games
• Devin Cooley made 13 saves through 28:24 before being replaced by Filip Larsson who made 12 stops in 31:36
 
DENVER: UP NEXT
Denver vs. Omaha - Jan. 11-12
• The Pioneers will return to conference play for a two-game home series against the Omaha Mavericks on Jan. 11-12 at Magness Arena
• Denver is on a 12-game winning streak against Omaha, leading the all-time series 27-9-2
 
WISCONSIN: SNAPSHOT
• Entering this weekend, the Badgers had not played in 27 days. The Badgers had their three-game winning streak snapped on Friday and look avoid consecutive losses for the first time since Nov. 16-17 at Ohio State
• Wisconsin's leading scorer, freshman defenseman K'Andre Miller, is representing the U.S. at the World Junior Championship. Behind Miller's 17 points, Seamus Malone leads the Badgers with 16 points (5-11-16)
• The Badgers are 7-3-1 in the Kohl Center, averaging the 6th-most goals per game in the NCAA on home ice (4.09)
• At 75.9%, Wisconsin's penalty kill ranks 53rd in the NCAA
 
WISCONSIN: LAST GAME
Denver 6, Wisconsin 3
• Tyler Inamoto and Seamus Malone each logged one goal and one assist
• The Badgers went 1/2 on the power play and 3/4 on the penalty kill
• Daniel Lebedeff made 27 saves in his third-straight start for the Badgers
 
WISCONSIN: UP NEXT
Wisconsin vs. USNDTP U-18 (Exhibition)
• The Badgers host an exhibition against Team USA (U-18) on Jan. 12 before returning to Big Ten play for seven straight weeks to close the regular season
DENVER VS. WISCONSIN
• Denver and Wisconsin were both members of the WCHA from 1969-2013 before joining the NCHC and Big Ten, respectively
• The Pioneers are 3-1-1 in their last five games and 5-3-2 in their last 10 games against the Badgers
• The last time Denver lost to Wisconsin was on Dec. 1, 2012 and the last time they lost in the Kohl Center was on Feb. 18, 2012
 
LUKO LEADS THE WAY
• Jarid Lukosevicius is T-11th in NCAA goal scoring with 11 goals and T-9th in NCAA plus/minus rating with a +14
• Denver is 6-0-1 when Lukosevicius scores and 4-5-1 when he doesn't
• Jarid Lukosevicius has the all-time school record and is the NCAA active leader in career game-winning goals with 17. The all-time career leader is Austin Ortega (Omaha '14-'17 - 23)
 
TOP LINE PRODUCTION
• Emilio Pettersen, Jarid Lukosevicius and Cole Guttman have combined for 31 even-strength points and 15 even-strength goals this season, accounting 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 15/17 games this season, the exception being Dec. 8-9 at North Dakota
 
2019 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
• Equipment manager Nick Meldrum (U.S.) will participate in the gold-medal game at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. on Saturday
• Ian Mitchell (Canada) had one goal and two assists in five games
• 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 2nd in the NCAA according to the KRACH ranking on CollegeHockeyNews.com
• Denver has only eight home games remaining in its schedule and its final non-conference game of the season is pegged for Jan. 5 at Wisconsin
 
REINPRECHT HOMECOMING
• Pioneers volunteer assistant coach Steven Reinprecht tallied 162 points (72-90-162) in 154 games at Wisconsin. During the 1999-2000 season, Reinprecht was recognized as Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Player of the Year as well as American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) First-Team All-American
 
FRESH FACES
• Denver's freshmen class has combined for 62 points (21-41-62), 3rd-most in the NCAA, trailing Niagara (65) and Quinnipiac (63)
• Emilio Pettersen is T-2nd among NCAA freshmen with 18 points (5-13-18)
• Cole Guttman is T-5th among NCAA freshmen with a +11 rating
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
• The Pioneers are 10-1-1 when scoring a power-play goal and 1-3-1 to the contrary
• In the last five games, Denver is 4/19 on the power play and 12/14 on the penalty kill
• Emilio Pettersen is T-1st among NCAA freshmen with four power-play goals
 
WORKING OVERTIME
• The Pioneers have played five overtime games this season, T-5th in the NCAA. Denver is 2-1-2 in the extra period
 
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
 
NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING
• Sean Comrie was named to the NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch list for the 2019 NHL Draft, receiving a C rating as potential fourth, fifth or sixth round selection
 
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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