Feb 6-7 Denver @ Minnesota Duluth

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:20 pm

The 6th ranked Pioneers (16-8-3 overall, 12-6-2 WCHA, 1st) travel to Duluth to play the 17th ranked Bulldogs (14-8-6 overall, 8-7-5 WCHA, Tied-4th). UMD is 9-1-3 at the DECC this season, and they need to play well for the remainder of the regular season to secure home ice for the 1st round of the WCHA playoffs.

Predictions and thoughts?

MNHockey75 · Post by **MNHockey75** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:49 pm

Big series. I have a feeling Denver is going to be ready to play.

Denver 4, UMD 2
Denver 1, UMD 0

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:14 pm

For UMD to have a shot at home ice and the national tournament, I think their remaining schedule needs to go like this:

vs Denver- split
-They need at least 2 points at home, where they play much better than on the road.
@ Michigan Tech- sweep
-Even though it's a road series, Michigan Tech is a team the Bulldogs need to sweep if they expect to have home ice and a birth in the national tournament.
@ Minnesota- split
-Even though UMD plays poorly on olympic size ice against speedy teams (example @ St Cloud State) the Gophers haven't exactly been playing well lately. I expect a lot of special teams play in this series, and between UMD's powerplay and Stalock in net, I think the Dogs can take a game at Mariucci.
vs Alaska Anchorage- sweep
-Same as Michigan Tech. You have to sweep this team.

That being said, my score predictions for this weekend are:
Denver 3, Minnesota Duluth 1 on Friday
Minnesota Duluth 4, Denver 3 on Saturday

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:21 pm

1-0 Bulldogs

M. Connolly (Sharp, Fontaine) 7:14 PP

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:24 pm

1-1

Denver scores on the 5x3 PP, they still have 1:40 left on the PP.

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:26 pm

2-1 Denver.

Another PP goal. Just what the Bulldogs needed. I think Sandelin is about to lose his mind.

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:28 pm

2-2

M. Connolly (UA) 10:38

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:04 pm

3-2 Denver

PP goal. Shocking.

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:51 pm

Denver 3
UMD 2

End of 2

Shots 29-17 in favor of UMD

Powerplays

Denver- 3-5
UMD- 1-7

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:59 pm

Bulldogs tie it.

Danberg (Gergen, Montgomery)

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:05 pm

4-3 Denver.

Powerplay goal. DU is now 4-6 on the PP tonight.

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:35 pm

Denver 4
Minnesota Duluth 3

Final

Post by **east hockey** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:21 pm

Dogs salvage a split tonight with a nice 4-2 win at tDECC.

Lee

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:02 pm

east hockey wrote:Dogs salvage a split tonight with a nice 4-2 win at tDECC.

Lee

And the move into 11th place in the Pairwise rankings.

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Feb 6-7 Denver @ Minnesota Duluth

Feb 6-7 Denver @ Minnesota Duluth

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