TEMPE, Ariz. – The No. 12 Denver Pioneers hockey team stretched its winning streak to six games on Saturday with a 7-1 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils at Oceanside Ice Arena.
 
Massimo Rizzo led Denver with two goals, Sean Behrens tallied his first collegiate marker and goaltender Magnus Chrona made 34 saves. Bobby Brink, Cole Guttman, Carter Mazur and Brett Stapley also found the back of the net for DU.
 
The Pioneers (10-4-0, 4-2-0 NCHC) won all four matchups against the Sun Devils (7-9-0) this year after also sweeping the season-opening series on Oct. 8-9 at Magness Arena. This is the first time that DU has played a non-conference opponent four times in a campaign since also doing it against U.S. International University (San Diego, California) in 1983-84.
 
Denver led 2-0 after the first period on markers from Guttman and Rizzo and extended the advantage to three after Brett Stapley's fourth goal of the weekend went top shelf with 4:47 remaining in the middle frame. Stapley, who also had an assist on Saturday, recorded his first career hat trick on Friday and finished the two-game set in Arizona with six points (four goals, two assists).
 
The Pioneers stretched their lead to 5-0 earlier in the third period as Mazur and Brink found the back of the net in the first 3:18 of stanza, and Behrens and Rizzo added power-play tallies in the final five minutes of regulation. The Pios outscored Arizona State 13-3 over the weekend and improved to 6-1-1 in the all-time series.
 
Denver returns to NCHC play and continues its four-game road trip next weekend with a set at Minnesota Duluth.
 
POSTGAME NOTES

• Cole Guttman scored his 40th goal of his career and stretched his point streak to six games, tying his career high.
• Bobby Brink is also on a six-game point streak, matching a career long as well.
• Carter Savoie had two assists and is on a career-high six-game point streak. He had a five-game streak earlier in the season.
• Denver killed off all three penalties and have now killed off 13 straight opponent power plays.
• The Pioneers have the best offense in the country and have scored seven or more goals in four games this year.

 
GOAL SUMMARY
1st Period
3:54 DU (1-0) – Carter Savoie received a stretch pass from Justin Lee at the ASU blue line before sending over a cross-feed over the Cole Guttman, who scored while all alone on the left side.
8:40 DU (2-0) – PPG, Massimo Rizzo redirected in Cameron Wright's shot seconds after the start of a power play.
 
2nd Period
15:13 DU (3-0) – Brett Stapley streaked into the ASU zone and scored on a shot that went top-shelf.
 
3rd Period
1:10 DU (4-0) – Carter Mazur gathered the puck from below the goal line after Carter Savoie shot went wide and placed it just inside the left post.
3:18 DU (5-0) – PPG, Bobby Brink deflected Sean Behrens' shot from the high slot.
11:16 ASU (5-1) – Michael Mancinelli scored after knocking in a bouncing puck in the crease.
16:07 DU (6-1) – PPG, Sean Behrens tallied from the high slot.
16:25 DU (7-1) – PPG, Massimo Rizzo recorded his second marker after firing a low shot from the right.
 
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