GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The No. 2 Denver Pioneers hockey team scored three goals in both the second and third periods to defeat the No. 12 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 6-3 on Saturday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena.
 
Denver (9-3-0, 5-1-0 NCHC) hasn't lost in regulation in the last eight games and picks up its third weekend sweep of the season. The Pioneers earned their first weekend sweep over the Fighting Hawks (4-5-2, 1-2-1 NCHC) at Ralph Engelstad Arena since Jan. 29-30, 2010.
 
Sophomore Carter Mazur and freshman Jared Wright both had two goals in the contest, while junior McKade Webster and freshman Aidan Thompson also scored. Sophomore Jack Devine had a pair of assists for a multi-point performance as well, and goaltender Magnus Chrona made 21 saves.
 
Massimo Rizzo, Carter King, Casey Dornbach and Justin Lee also had assists in the outing for Denver.
 
The Fighting Hawks began the scoring just seven second into the contest as Judd Caulfield tallied off the opening faceoff, but the Pios held a 14-3 advantage in shots in the frame.
 
Denver thought they scored at 1:12 of the second period on a Kyle Mayhew one-timer from the right point, but North Dakota challenged for goaltender interference and the on-ice officials agreed. It didn't take long for the Pioneers to find twine again as Mazur scored his first of two at 3:41 and Webster deflected Lee's slap shot  at 7:40 of the stanza.
 
North Dakota briefly tied the outing at 2-2 on a power-play marker from Cooper Moore at 14:32 but Denver held the lead entering the third as the rookie Thompson tallied for the second straight night with 1:37 before the intermission.
 
Wright added two marks in the third period, and Mazur scored again to seal DU's victory.
 
The Pioneers outshot the Fighting Hawks 33-24 overall and held a 25-12 advantage after two periods.
 
Denver finished 2-for-3 on the power play and went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.
 
 
POSTGAME NOTES

• Denver picked up its third weekend sweep of the season, with two such victories coming on the road in NCHC play.
• The Pioneers scored multiple power-play goals for the third time this season (Oct. 7 vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 21 vs. Providence).
• Kyle Mayhew had his career-long, four-game point streak come to an end (1g/3a).
• Aidan Thompson has points in each of the last three games (2g/2a).
• Jared Wright registered his first career multi-goal outing and finished the weekend with four points in two games (3g/1a).
• Carter Mazur tallied twice and recorded his fourth multi-goal contest of the season.

 
GOAL SUMMARY
1st Period
0:07 UND (0-1) – Judd Caulfield took a centering pass from Dylan James and scored from the slot seconds after the opening faceoff.
 
2nd Period
3:41 DU (1-1) – PPG, Carter Mazur scored from the right side after passes from Casey Dornbach and Massimo Rizzo.
7:40 DU (2-1) – Justin Lee's slap shot from the left point went off McKade Webster in front and into the back of the cage.
14:32 UND (2-2) – PPG, Cooper Moore's shot from the right side deflected off a Denver player and into the net.
18:23 DU (3-2) – PPG, Jack Devine passed the puck over to Aidan Thompson and scored on a wrister that went short-side and over the right shoulder.
 
3rd Period
10:12 DU (4-2) – Jared Wright scored on a breakaway as the puck went five-hole, squeaking through the North Dakota goalie's pads.
12:20 DU (5-2) – Carter Mazur stole the puck at the blue line and netted his second marker on a wrist shot while all alone with the goaltender.
13:21 UND (5-3) – Brent Johnson tallied with an outside shot.
18:03 DU (6-3) – ENG, Jared Wright scored into an empty net from the North Dakota blue line.
 
 
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