No. 5 Denver Wins 3-2 vs. No. 15 Western Michigan

DENVER – The No. 5 Denver Pioneers defeated the No. 15 Western Michigan Broncos 3-2 on Friday night in the 500th hockey game at Magness Arena.
 
The win stretched Denver’s season-long home unbeaten streak to six games (5-0-1) dating back to Dec. 2. It is the longest run by the Pioneers since winning seven straight contests from Jan. 7-Feb. 17, 2023.
 
“They put a lot of heat on you in transition, in their O-zone play,” said Richard and Kitzia Goodman Hockey Head Coach David Carle. “I thought one of the biggest keys was only going on the penalty kill one time tonight. Thought that was huge. [Goaltender] Matty Davis was excellent sealing the ice, getting whistles for us. When things did break down, I thought we did a lot of good things. It got interesting at the end, for sure. [Western Michigan is] an excellent team, they make it really uncomfortable with their speed up the ice, and how they play on their offensive zone. They got some really good players.”
 
DU (18-7-2, 9-5-1 NCHC) and WMU (15-9-1, 6-9-0 NCHC) wrap up their weekend set and four-game regular season series on Saturday at 6 p.m. MT. The game will be televised regionally on Altitude Sports and will also be available on NCHC.tv.
 
Junior defenseman Shai Buium recorded his seventh multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist,…