Who: No. 8 Denver (3-4-0, 3-4-0-0) vs. Miami (1-6-0, 1-6-0-0)
What: Game 8
Where: Omaha, Neb. (Baxter, Arena)
When: 6:35 p.m. MT
Game Coverage
TV: Altitude TV/NCHC.TV
Radio: ESPN Denver 1600
Last Time Out
Denver beat Western Michigan 3-2 with
Kohen Olischefski's goal at 3:16 of the third period serving as the game-winner.
Corbin Kaczperski needed only 12 saves for the win in his Pioneer debut. Denver outshot the Broncos 26-14.
Series History
Denver leads the all-time series 20-12-3 and is on a six-game winning streak against the RedHawks having not lost to Miami since Feb. 22, 2019.
Last Meeting
Tied 1-1 at the first intermission, the Pioneers scored twice in 15 seconds less than two minutes into the second period to establish a lead they'd build upon later in the game.
Cole Guttman,
Ryan Barrow,
Mike Benning and
Carter Savoie had multi-point games. Denver outshot Miami 37-23 and won the faceoff battle 37-21.
What's Next
The Pioneers will continue a stretch of four games in six days as they take on Western Michigan on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 3:05 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast on Altitude and 104.3 The Fan.
Snap Shots
- Carter Savoie is T-1st in the NCAA in goals (6) and leads the NCAA in power-play goals (4)
- Mike Benning is T-1st among NCAA defensemen in points (7) and leads NCAA freshmen defensemen in power-play points (4)
- Bobby Brink (U.S.) has joined the U.S. National Junior Team for the IIHF World Junior Championship to be played from Dec. 25, 2020 – Jan. 5, 2021 in Edmonton, Alberta. He had one goal and one assist in five games for the Americans at the 2019 WJC
- The Pioneers have scored on the power play in five of their last six games and have scored twice on the power play in three games this season
- Denver faced No. 3 Minnesota Duluth (2-1 L), No.4 North Dakota (4-3 OTL, 3-2 W) and No. 9 St. Cloud State (4-3 L) in its first four games in the NCHC Pod *Rankings reflect current USCHO rankings*
- The Pioneers are wearing jersey patches with the letters "JB" honoring the late Joy Burns whose vast contributions to DU included becoming the first woman to chair the University of Denver Board of Trustees, which she did for 17 years, making direct contributions to the physical transformation of campus and helping the athletic department move to Division I
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