DENVER – The No. 5 University of Denver hockey team tied the Omaha Mavericks 3-3 on Friday night in the series opener at Magness Arena. 
 
Omaha earned the extra point in the conference standings by winning the best-of-three shootout 4-3 in 16 rounds. It was the longest shootout in both DU and NCHC history.
 
The Pioneers (18-6-1, 7-5-1 NCHC) and Mavericks (14-10-1, 10-4-1 NCHC) wrap up their season series on Saturday at 6 p.m. MT at Magness Arena (NCHC.tv). Limited tickets are available.
 
Sophomore defenseman Eric Pohlkamp (1g/1a) and Junior forward Rieger Lorenz (0g/2a) both recorded two points for Denver (18-6-1, 7-5-1 NCHC), while sophomores Kieran Cebrian and Zeev Buium joined Pohlkamp with a goal apiece.
 
Senior goaltender Matt Davis made 26 saves through overtime and denied 12 pucks during the shootout.  Mavs goalie Simon Latkoczy stopped 39-of-42 shots that the Pios sent his way and went 13-for-16 in the shootout.
 
The Pios evened the score at 3-3 early in the third period after trailing by two goals in the second stanza.
 
Pohlkamp scored in the last minute of the middle frame to put the Pios within one of the Mavericks and Buium recorded the game-equalizer with his sixth goal of the season 1:12 into the third. Cebrian scored DU's first goal to knot the score at 1-1 just 40 seconds into the second period.
 
Aidan Thompson scored in the third round of the shootout to extend the tiebreaker while Jack Devine tallied in round 4 and Boston Buckberger found the back of the net in the 10th round. Nolan Krenzen netted the decisive goal for Omaha in the 16th round.
 
Denver finished with a 42-29 edge in shots on goal.
 
UP NEXT: The Pioneers close out the two-game weekend series with the Mavericks on Saturday at 6 p.m. MT at Magness Arena. DU heads out on the road next week to play at Arizona State.
 
 
POSTGAME NOTES

• Denver had its first tie of the season and its first since Feb. 23, 2024 vs. Miami (3-3).
• DU is now 23-5-3 all-time on home ice against Omaha and is 5-1-1 in the last seven games against the Mavericks.
• Pohlkamp recorded his fifth multi-point game of the season and extended his point streak to five games (3g/4a). He has recorded multiple points in consecutive contests for the first time his year after posting two assists on Jan. 25 at Minnesota Duluth.
• Sam Harris is on a four-game point streak (2g/2a).
• Jack Devine had his five-game point streak end.
• Rieger Lorenz had his second multi-point game of the season (Oct. 5 at Alaska Anchorage).
• Kieran Cebrian scored his second goal of the season.

 
GOAL SUMMARY
1st Period
11:43 OMA (0-1) – PPG, Sam Stange tallied from a tough angle at the low right circle after a rebound came right to him at the low right circle.
 
2nd Period
0:40 DU (1-1) – Kieran Cebrian scored from the left side after Eric Pohlkamp's shot from the blue line caromed off the end boards.
8:59 OMA (1-2) – Liam Watkins took a pass from behind the Denver goal by Jacob Slipec and stuffed the puck inside the right post before Matt Davis was able to get his pad across.
14:32 OMA (1-3) – Brock Bremer scored short-side with a wrist shot on a rush up the ice.
19:35 DU (2-3) – Eric Pohlkamp hit twine with a slap shot from the high slot.
 
3rd Period
1:12 DU (3-3) – Zeev Buium's shot from the left point went top right corner while Rieger Lorenz provided a screen in front.
 
Overtime
No Scoring
 
Shootout
Round 1 – DU Carter King, missed
Round 1 – OMA Zach Urdahl, scored (0-1)
Round 2 – DU Sam Harris, missed
Round 2 – OMA Stam Stange, missed
Round 3 – DU Aidan Thompson, scored (1-1)
Round 3 – OMA Griffin Ludtke, missed
Round 4 – DU Jack Devine, scored (2-1)
Round 4 – OMA Jacob Slipec, scored (2-2)
Round 5 – DU Zeev Buium, missed
Round 5 – OMA Cam Mitchell, missed
Round 6 – DU Rieger Lorenz, missed
Round 6 – OMA Tyler Rollwagen, missed
Round 7 – DU Eric Pohlkamp, missed
Round 7 – OMA Charlie Lurie, missed
Round 8 – DU Samu Salminen, missed
Round 8 – OMA Liam Watkins, missed
Round 9 – DU Jared Wright, missed
Round 9 – OMA Jacob Guevin, missed
Round 10 – DU Boston Buckberger, scored (3-2)
Round 10 – OMA Garrett Pinoniemi, scored (3-3)
Round 11 – DU Kent Anderson, missed
Round 11 – OMA Brock Bremer, missed
Round 12 – DU Kieran Cebrian, missed
Round 12 – OMA Brady Risk, missed
Round 13 – DU Cale Ashcroft, missed
Round 13 – OMA Noah Ellis, missed
Round 14 – DU Garrett Brown, missed
Round 14 – OMA Harrison Israels, missed
Round 15 – DU James Reeder, missed
Round 15 – OMA Jimmy Glynn, missed
Round 16 – DU Hagen Burrows, missed
Round 16 – OMA Nolan Krenzen, scored (3-4)


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