OMAHA, Neb. – The No. 3 Denver Pioneers hockey team fell 5-1 to the Omaha Mavericks on Friday night at Baxter Arena.
 
Omaha (20-13-0, 10-11-0 NCHC) scored the game's first four goals and received a 31-save effort from goaltender Isaiah Saville to extend its winning streak to three games. Denver (22-8-1, 15-6-0 NCHC) had won five of the previous 10 meetings against UNO (5-2-3).
 
Senior Ryan Barrow scored the lone goal for DU with assists from freshmen Massimo Rizzo and Shai Buium at 1:38 of the third period. Goaltender Magnus Chrona stopped 22 shots.
 
Junior forward Bobby Brink was held off the scoresheet for the first time since Dec. 11, ending a career-long 14-game point streak (7g/21a). It was the longest consecutive point stretch by a Pioneer since Danton Heinen had an 18-game streak from Jan. 22-March 27, 2016 (14g/20a). Brink continues to lead the country in scoring with 49 points (13g/36a).
 
Fifth-year senior Cameron Wright appeared in his 175th career game, believed to be just the 27th player in D-I college hockey history to reach the milestone. He spent the previous four seasons with Bowling Green State University and leads Denver in goals this year with 18.
 
Ty Mueller scored twice for Omaha, while Cameron Berg (three) and Jack Randl both contributed multiple assists. Mueller opened the scoring 4:54 into the first period and the Mavericks stretched their lead 3-0 by the intermission after registering markers on their first two power-play opportunities of the game.
 
UNO went 2-for-5 on the power play, while DU didn't capitalize on any of its five chances.
 
Kirby Proctor stretched the Mavericks lead to four with 4:18 left in the second period and Jimmy Glynn scored into an empty net with 32.4 seconds to play.
 
Denver will go for the weekend split on Saturday when the teams conclude their regular-season series at Baxter Arena. Game time is at 6 p.m. MT, and it will be broadcasted on NCHC.tv and ESPN Denver 1600 AM Radio in the Denver metro area.
 
POSTGAME NOTES

• Ryan Barrow scored his sixth goal of the season, setting a new career high for a single campaign.
• Denver was held to one goal for just the fourth time this season (Oct. 23 at Boston College and Oct. 22 and 23 at North Dakota).
• The Pioneers had won each of the last three matchups against the Mavericks
• UNO has won the last two games at Baxter Arena in the all-time series.

 
GOAL SUMMARY
1st Period
4:54 UNO (0-1) – Ty Mueller's shot trickled through and found the back of the net.
8:53 UNO (0-2) – PPG, Brandon Scanlin scored with a one-timer from the high slot.
13:37 UNO (0-3) – PPG, Ty Mueller tallied from the right side of the net.
 
2nd Period
15:42 UNO (0-4) – Kirby Proctor scored from the left side.
 
3rd Period
1:38 DU (1-4) – Ryan Barrow scored from the slot off a pass from Massimo Rizzo.
19:28 UNO (1-5) – ENG, Jimmy Glynn tallied into an open net on a wraparound.
 
 
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