Over the weekend the University of Denver (3) men’s hockey team knocked off number 1 Boston College 3-1 to secure their spot in the Frozen Four. Boston College was physical from the start, crashing the net early and outshooting DU 11 to 5 before Denver’s first goal with less than 2:00 to play in the first period.
By the second period, Boston’s aggression was smothered by an early goal from DU Forward, James Reeder. About six minutes later the Pioneers scored another goal; however, the goal was called off after it was determined they were offsides.
With less than a minute left in the second period Boston College finally got on the board after Boston’s Forward Teddy Stiga broke away on a straight shot to the goal cutting Denver’s lead to one.
DU goalie Matt Davis was phenomenal in Sunday’s matchup deflecting 35 of 36 shots on goal. Despite being outshot 36-25 the Pioneers fended off a 6 on 5 in the final two minutes of the game after Boston College pulled their goalie. The Denver Pioneers took advantage of the empty net and scored their third goal of the night punching their ticket to the Frozen Four.
The Pioneers will face the Western Michigan Broncos after Western Michigan defeated UMass 2-1 on Sunday. Penn. State will face Boston University on Wednesday, April 10th. This is the 18th time that the DU Pioneers have made it to the Frozen Four winning 10 championships.
In other sports the Colorado Avalanche have lost two straight at home after shutting out the L.A. Kings 4-0 last Thursday. On Saturday the Avs hosted the St. Louis Blues who beat Colorado 2-1. On Monday the Avs hosted the Calgary Flames and was leading the Flames 2-0 heading into the third with a power play to kick off the period. The Flames tied things up to send the game into overtime where they beat the Avs 3-2.
This week the Avs are on the road in Chicago to face the Blackhawks (Wednesday, April 2 @ 7:30 p.m.), in Columbus Ohio to face the Blue Jackets (Thur., April 3, @5:30 p.m.) and in St Louis to face the St. Louis Blues (Sat., April 5, @ 5 p.m.).
The Denver Nuggets are at home this week to host the Minnesota Timberwolves (results of the game not available at the time of this writing) and will host the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
On Friday the Nuggets will be in California to face the Golden State Warriors before returning home on Sunday to host the Indiana Pacers.
The Denver Broncos added a quarterback to their roster after signing Sam Ehlinger of the Indianapolis Colts on Monday. Ehlinger was drafted in the 2021 draft in the sixth round.
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