DENVER – The No. 14 University of Denver hockey team completed the weekend sweep of the No. 9 Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday night, winning 5-2 at Magness Arena.
 
The Pioneers (6-4-0, 2-2-0 NCHC) improved to 5-0-0 on home ice this season, their best start ever since beginning 4-0-1 the 2018-19 campaign. This is the first time since Magness Arena opened in 1999-00 that Denver has won each of its first five home games. WMU drops to 6-4-0 on the year and 1-3-0 during NCHC play.
 
Carter Savoie scored twice in 20 seconds late in the middle period and Cameron Wright tallied with just six-tenths of a second remaining before the second intermission to turn a tightly-played, one-goal game into a 5-2 advantage on the scoreboard for the Pioneers. Carter Mazur and Bobby Brink also found the back of the net in the contest, with Brink adding an assist on Savoie's second tally. Defenseman Mike Benning finished with a multi-point outing as well with two helpers.
 
Savoie's two goals technically came on the same shift and marked the third-fastest consecutive goals by the same Denver player in the last 20 years. Jack Doremus tallied twice in 17 seconds on Feb. 23, 2019 versus Miami, while Jarid Lukosevicius scored two times in 16 seconds during the 2017 NCAA National Championship Game versus Minnesota Duluth.
 
DU goaltender Magnus Chrona started for the fourth consecutive outing and picked up the win by making 25 saves on 27 shots, improving his record to 5-3-0 on the campaign.
 
The Pioneers outshot the Broncos 32-27 in the contest, the ninth time in 10 games this season they've held an opponent to 30 of fewer shots on goal.
 
Denver answered every time Western Michigan scored, as Mazur tallied 67 seconds after Max Sasson's opening goal at 9:36 of the first frame and then Brink found the back of the net on the power play with a seeing-eye wrister that went top shelf at 6:55 of the second period.
 
The Pios finished 1-for-6 on the power play, while WMU went 1-for-5.
 
DU continues its season-long, four-game homestand next weekend as the team hosts the Miami RedHawks on Friday and Saturday night.
 
POSTGAME NOTES

• The Pioneers swept their third weekend series of the season (also vs. Arizona State and Air Force).
• DU improved to 13-2-1 all-time vs. Western Michigan at home and have picked up wins in the last five matchups overall (4-0-1 with an NCHC shootout win).
• Denver's four goals in the second period tied its season's best, also Oct. 8 vs. Arizona State and Oct. 22 at Providence (both second period)
• Carter Savoie's two goals in 20 seconds was the third-fastest by a Pioneer in the last 20 years (see above). It was the fastest two goals in a game this season, with Carter Mazur (14:23 on power play) and Bobby Brink (14:58) connecting in a matter of 35 seconds in the second period on Oct. 8 vs. Arizona State. Savoie also had the previous season-best mark for the fastest two goals by the same player, doing so in 4:49 in the second period on Oct. 16 vs. Air Force.
• Savoie finished the weekend set with four goals and one assist, while Carter Mazur had two goals and two assists in the two contests vs. WMU.
• Savoie and Bobby Brink registered their second consecutive multi-point game.
• Goaltender Magnus Chrona started a season-high fourth-straight game.
• Cole Guttman tied his career high with 19 faceoff wins, finishing 61.3 percent in the circle (19-for-31).

 
GOAL SUMMARY
1st Period
9:36 WMU (0-1) – Max Sasson opened the scoring after Josh Passolt won the puck on the forecheck below the goal line and passed it to the low slot where Sasson was waiting.
10:43 DU (1-1) – After a faceoff win by Massimo Rizzo, Mike Benning's shot from the left point was deflected in front by Carter Mazur and hit twine.
17:32 WMU (1-2) – PPG, Drew Worrad scored on a seeing-eye wrister from the right side.
 
2nd Period
6:55 DU (2-2) – Bobby Brink took a pass from Sean Behrens and found the top of the net from the right circle while was traffic in front.
16:17 DU (3-2) – The Pioneers took their first lead of the night as Carter Savoie tapped in the puck after taking a cross pass from Cole Guttman.
16:37 DU (4-2) – Carter Savoie tallied his second of the night 20 seconds after his first, knocking in a rebound into an open net after a shot from Brett Stapley.
19:59 DU (5-2) – With time running out, Cameron Wright led a rush up the ice and scored before the clock hit triple zeros.
 
3rd Period
No Scoring
 
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