College Hockey Tonight (11/8): Denver sweeps Western Michigan
Denver’s impressive sweep over Western Michigan made headlines on a big Saturday night of acton across college hockey.
Let’s take a look at all the scores and notes on every game.
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NCHC
Denver 6, Western Michigan 3: The Pioneers swept the defending national champions, jumping out to a 3-0 first-period lead on goals from Kristian Epperson, Rieger Lorenz, and Sam Harris. Eric Pohlkamp added two points from the blue line.
Minnesota Duluth 3, St. Cloud State 2 (OT): The Bulldogs needed extra time, but Max Plante’s 10th goal of the season at 2:32 of overtime completed the sweep. St. Cloud led 2-1 entering the third before Grayden Siepmann tied it with his second of the year at 3:10.
North Dakota 4, Omaha 1: The Fighting Hawks erupted for 11 goals over the weekend and cruised to a sweep. Cole Reschny led the way in this game with three points (1g, 2a).
Colorado College 3, Arizona State 1: The Tigers improved to 6-3-1 as Kaidan Mbereko turned aside 35 shots in a strong performance between the pipes.
Hockey East
Boston University 5, Merrimack 4: BU built a 3-0 lead before the Warriors clawed back with two late second-period goals, but Owen McLaughlin’s third-period marker sealed it for the Terriers. Sacha Boisvert notched four assists, while Ty Daneault registered three points for Merrimack.
Providence 2, UConn 2 (OT): The Huskies earned the extra league point in the shootout. Providence led 2-0 in the third, but Ryan Tattle’s extra-attacker goal with 1:25 remaining forced overtime. Trey Scott netted the shootout’s lone goal.
UMass Lowell 6, New Hampshire 1: The River Hawks rebounded from Friday’s shutout loss with a six-goal outburst. Jay Ahearn led the offense with four points (1g, 3a), and Josh Mori chipped in two assists.
Boston College 5, Vermont 0: The Eagles climbed back to .500 with a weekend sweep of UVM. Lukas Gustafsson and Luka Radivojevic each tallied two points on defense, while Jake Sondreal, Teddy Stiga, and Will Vote each had two points up front.
Big Ten
Michigan State 5, Penn State 0: The Spartans dominated in a convincing sweep, outshooting Penn State 48-36. Charlie Stramel paced the attack with two goals and four points, and Trey Augustine made 36 saves for the shutout.
Wisconsin 6, Michigan 1: The Badgers bounced back after Friday’s loss, handing the Wolverines just their second defeat of the season. The contest turned feisty late, with 167 total penalty minutes and 10 misconducts in the final 14 seconds. Ben Dexheimer contributed three points from the blue line.
Minnesota 4, Notre Dame 1: The Gophers appear to be back on track after a weekend sweep. Luca Di Pasquo made 33 saves in another sharp outing, and Brody Lamb, LJ Mooney, and Jimmy Clark provided the scoring punch.
Atlantic Hockey
Holy Cross 6, Niagara 2: The Crusaders completed the sweep to even their record at 5-5-1. Michael Abgrall scored twice, and goaltender Danick Leroux turned aside 40 shots.
RIT 3, Mercyhurst 2: Despite 35 shots from the Lakers, Jakub Krbecek’s 33-save effort carried the Tigers to victory. Crossley Stewart and William Moore each had two assists.
Air Force 3, Sacred Heart 2: The Falcons rallied in the third period to earn an impressive road sweep. Jake Peterson tied the game early in the frame, and Nolan Cunningham netted the winner—his third of the year—with 2:47 remaining. Dominik Wasik made 35 saves in the win.
CCHA
Minnesota State 1, Bowling Green 1 (OT): The Falcons claimed the extra CCHA point in the shootout. Brett Pfoh scored the shootout’s only goal and also tallied a 4-on-4 marker in regulation.
Michigan Tech 4, Northern Michigan 2: Joe Schiller’s power-play goal with just over five minutes left gave the Wildcats a glimmer of hope, but Stiven Sardarian’s empty-netter sealed it, dropping Northern Michigan to 0-12 on the season.
Bemidji State 3, Lake Superior 2 (OT): Oliver Peer scored his sixth of the year in overtime to lift the Beavers. Adam Flammang added two points, and Mitch Wolfe chipped in a goal.
Ferris State 2, Augustana 0: The Bulldogs returned to the win column behind goals from Riley Wallack and Max Itagaki, with Martin Lundberg making 24 saves for the shutout.
ECAC
Quinnipiac 4, Brown 3 (OT): Jeremy Wilmer buried the winner on a power play after a too-many-men call against Brown in overtime. Third-period goals from Charlie Gollob and Zackary Tonelli had earlier tied the game for the Bears.
Dartmouth 2, Cornell 1: The Big Green stayed perfect (4-0) with a statement win over the Big Red. Both goaltenders—Emmett Croteau and Aleix Cournoyer—were solid. Matt Fusco and Hayden Stavroff scored for Dartmouth, while Reegan Hiscock replied for Cornell.
Harvard 6, Colgate 5: A wild one in Cambridge saw Harvard jump to a 3-0 lead before Colgate answered with three straight. The Crimson struck for three more in the second, and Colgate nearly rallied again, but Harvard held on. Mick Thompson had three points, while Danile Panetta matched him for Colgate.
RPI 5, Clarkson 1: RPI notched a win for the second straight weekend. Filip Sitar scored twice late, and Luciano Wilson, Ethan Bono, and Thomas Klassek each registered two assists.
Union 5, St. Lawrence 2: Parker Lindauer recorded three assists, and Brandon Buhr added a goal and two primary helpers. Tyler Dunbar was a plus-4 in 24 minutes on the Union blue line.
Yale 2, Princeton 1 (OT): Zach Wagnon scored his first of the season just over a minute into overtime to lift the Bulldogs. Princeton controlled the dot, winning 30 of 48 faceoffs.
Non-Conference
Northeastern 4, Stonehill 2: Dylan Hryckowian scored twice and added an assist to lead the Huskies. Giacomo Martino also scored twice, while Matthew Romer tallied both goals for the Skyhawks.
Long Island 2, Robert Morris 0: Daniel Duris stayed red-hot, making 31 saves for the shutout. Sixten Jennersjo and Brenndan Nelson provided the offense for the Sharks.