The No. 5 Denver Pioneers (16-4-5, 6-3-4-3) look to extend their 10-game unbeaten streak and secure a sweep against the Miami RedHawks on Saturday at the Goggin Ice Center in Oxford, Ohio. Puck drop is set for 5:05 p.m. MT.
 
DENVER: LAST GAME
DU 3, MIAMI 2 (Jan. 24, 2020 - Goggin Ice Center - Oxford, Ohio)
• Denver recovered from an early two-goal deficit with an efficient power play and Griffin Mendel's game-winner at 6:15 of the third period to extend its unbeaten streak to a season-high 10 games
• Kohen Olischefski scored twice on Denver's first two power plays of the night, allowing the Pioneers to tie the game by 2:26 of the second period and eventually take the lead in the third
• Denver went 2/3 on the power play and 1/1 on the penalty kill
• Magnus Chrona made 21 saves...Kohen Olischefski (2-0-2) and Cole Guttman (0-2-2) had multi-point games
 
DENVER: SNAPSHOT
• The Pioneers are on a 10-game unbeaten streak (7-0-3), their longest unbeaten stretch of the season. Denver opened the season on a nine-game unbeaten streak (8-0-1) from Oct. 5 – Nov. 8. Ten games marks Denver's longest unbeaten streak in a single season since its 13-game winning streak in 2016-17
• The Pioneers' penalty kill is 5th in the NCAA, going 81/91 (89.0%). Denver has scored four shorthanded goals, T- 5th in the NCAA
• Denver allows the 7th fewest goals per game in the NCAA (2.08)
• The Pioneers rank 3rd in the NCAA in shots on goal per game (35.56). Denver has outshot its opponent in 21 of its 25 games this season and is 15-3-3 in those games. The Pioneers have outshot their opponent in 12 of their last 14 games and have outshot their opponent by double digits on 10 occasions
 
DENVER: UP NEXT
Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 vs. Minnesota Duluth (Denver, Colo.) 
• The Pioneers are 126-81-13 all-time vs. the Bulldogs, recently going 0-1-1 in their series earlier this season at Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 8-9, 2019
• Denver is 1-3-1 in its last five meetings with Minnesota Duluth and 5-4-1 in its last 10
 
MIAMI: SNAPSHOT
• The RedHawks have only three wins in their last 11 games and only two wins in 12 home games
• Gordie Green leads Miami in all major categories with 27 points on 10 goals and 17 assists. The RedHawks' top four scorers account for 46% of their scoring 
• Miami's power play ranks 11th in the NCAA at 19/80 (23.8%). The RedHawks' penalty kill ranks 54^th in the NCAA at 73/97 (75.3%)
• Larkin has started five of the last six games for the RedHawks. The senior goalie is 5-9-1 with a 3.67 GAA and .895 SV%
 
MIAMI: UP NEXT
Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 at St. Cloud State (St. Cloud, Minn.)
• The RedHawks are 16-22-4 all-time against the Huskies, going 0-2-0 earlier this season vs. St. Cloud State on Dec. 6-7, 2019
 
HOBEY HOPEFULS
• Ian Mitchell and Emilio Pettersen were among +75 nominees for the 2020 Hobey Baker Award
• First-round voting can be conducted on hobeybaker.com/vote. First-round voting closes on March 9, 2020
• Denver has had two Hobey Baker winners: Matt Carle ('06) and Will Butcher ('17)
 
DENVER VS. MIAMI
• The Pioneers are 16-12-3 all-time against the RedHawks, going 1-1-0 last season
• Denver is 3-1-1 in its last five meetings with Miami and 6-2-2 in its last 10 meetings with Miami
 
HOT STREAKS
• Brett Stapley has one goal and seven assists in his last six games
• Bobby Brink has three goals and six assists in his last eight games
• Ian Mitchell has one goal and six assists in his last seven games
 
STAT LEADERS
• Cole Guttman is T-1st in the NCAA with five game-winning goals
• Ian Mitchell is T-12th among NCAA defensemen with 19 points (4-15-19)
• Magnus Chrona has a 2.18 GAA, 2nd among NCAA freshmen, a .919 SV%, 3rd among NCAA freshmen, and two shutouts, 2nd among NCAA freshmen. He is 13-4-3 this season with the 2nd-most wins among NCAA freshmen
• Bobby Brink has nine goals, T-4th among NCAA freshmen, 66 shots, T-4th among NCAA freshmen, and 20 points (9-11-20), T-6th among NCAA freshmen
 
SCORING STATS
• Denver is 12-0-2 when leading and 3-0-1 when tied after the second period
• The Pioneers have a +29 overall goal margin, 9th in the NCAA, as well as a +37 margin in the second and third periods, 2nd in the NCAA
 
THREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER
• The Pioneers are 16-0-1 when scoring three or more goals and 0-4-4 when scoring fewer than three goals
• Prior to Jan. 17-18, Denver had scored three or more goals in each of its last six games
 
SUPER SOPHOMORES
• Denver's sophomore class ranks 2nd in NCAA scoring with 96 points (33-63-96) and accounts for 42% of the Pioneers' point production
 
MITCHELL'S POINT
• Since last season, Denver is 24-2-5 when Ian Mitchell scores a point and 16-14-5 when he does not
• This season, the Pioneers are 12-0-1 when Ian Mitchell scores a point and 4-4-4 when he does not
 
EXTENDING THE STREAK
• On March 15, 2019, the Pioneers became only the third team in NCAA history to compile 18-consecutive 20-win seasons. The last time Denver missed the 20-game mark was 2000-01 when the team went 19-15-4
• The Pioneers' streak of 18 straight 20-win seasons is the longest active streak in the NCAA. The NCAA record for consecutive 20-win seasons is held by Michigan, which had 25 from 1987-2012
 
UP NEXT: Denver Hockey presented by Centura Health will close its weekend series with Miami on Saturday, Jan. 25.
 
FROZEN FACEOFF TICKETS: Tickets for the 2020 Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, Minn. are on sale now. More information is available here.
 
2020 DENVER ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME RECEPTION: Denver announced its 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame class in January. The inductees will be honored on the DU campus May 16. For more information, registration for the reception and donation information, click here. 

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