No. 3 Denver Pioneers Defeat Lindenwood Lions 6-3 to Extend Unbeaten Streak

The victory extends Denver’s winning streak to five games and its unbeaten run to seven games at 6-0-1 dating back to Oct. 23.

The Pioneers go for the series sweep of LU on Saturday at 6 p.m. MT, with the broadcast scheduled on NCHC.tv.

Freshman defenseman Daxon Rudolph notched an assist and scored the game-winning goal for the third contest. Junior Jake Fisher and sophomore Kyle Chyzowski each contributed a goal and an assist, while senior captain Kieran Cebrian recorded two assists. Sophomore Brady Milburn tallied his first goal of the season, and freshmen Mikey Berchild and Blake Fiddler each netted their second career goals for Denver.

Junior goaltender Tyler Krivtsov turned aside 29 of 32 shots to secure the win. Lindenwood goaltender Liam Beerman stopped 27 shots as the Pioneers outshot the Lions 33-32. Denver converted on its lone power-play opportunity and killed all three of Lindenwood’s man advantages.

Fiddler opened the scoring at 12:08 of the first period with an outside wrist shot. Chyzowski redirected a shot from Clarke Caswell on the power play just 35 seconds into the second frame to extend the lead to 2-0.

Lindenwood responded quickly with two goals in a span of 2:03. Ethan Zielke scored on a wrist shot over Krivtsov’s left shoulder at 8:03, and Caden Brown tied the game 2-2 at 9:03 after a clearing attempt struck an on-ice official and landed directly on his stick.

The tie lasted 63 seconds before Milburn converted a 2-on-1 rush with Reid Varkonyi. Rudolph broke the 3-3 deadlock at 11:08 of the third period with a wrist shot from the right circle. Fisher added a short-handed marker on a breakaway at 17:04, and Berchild sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 28 seconds remaining, just moments after Jake Delaney scored for Lindenwood in the final minute.

Carle praised the performance of his forward lines. According to him, their straightforward style set the standard by chipping pucks deep, establishing the forecheck, and generating offensive-zone time.

Milburn discussed his return to the lineup and his first goal of the year. There's a lot of anticipation. I haven't been in the lineup a lot this year.

Chyzowski highlighted the importance of early scoring in college hockey. It's really important, especially in college hockey, because the games are so tight and low scoring.

Denver continues its four-game homestand on Saturday at 6 p.m. MT against Lindenwood before hosting NCHC newcomer St. Thomas in a two-game set on Nov. 20-21.

Cebrian won a career-high 18 faceoffs, surpassing his previous best of 17. The senior class earned its 100th career victory, making them the 18th group in program history to reach that milestone. Due to an upper-body injury, James Reeder sat out for the first time this year and is projected to be sidelined for a duration of one to three weeks, whereas sophomore Johnny Hicks was unavailable due to being sick.

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