Western Michigan (WMU) vs Denver (DEN)
Date: Saturday, March 18, 2017
Non-Conference Game
NCHC Third Place (Minneapolis, MN)
Attendance: 10297
Start Time: 3:38 pm  End Time: 5:52 pm  Total Time: 2:14

Scoring by Period - WMU 0-1-0=1; DEN 1-1-1=3

1st Period
Scoring - 1, DEN Colin Staub/7 (Michael Davies/9, Blake Hillman/6) 8:33 (PP)
Penalties - Neal Goff, WMU (Tripping) 8:01; Frederik Tiffels, WMU (Interference) 16:06; Erich Fear, DEN (Holding) 19:00

2nd Period
Scoring - 2, WMU Mike McKee/2 (Aaron Hadley/8, Griffen Molino/17) 5:29
3, DEN Liam Finlay/8 (Tyson McLellan/7, Evan Janssen/17) 6:37 (GW)
Penalties - Sean Mostrom, DEN (Tripping) 2:31; Rudy Junda, DEN (Tripping) 11:04; Aidan Muir, WMU (Hooking) 12:05

3rd Period
Scoring - 4, DEN Colin Staub/8 (Jarid Lukosevicius/16) 14:42
Penalties - Taylor Fleming, WMU (Holding) 4:54; Matt Marcinew, DEN (Hooking) 6:53

Western Michigan Goaltending - Ben Blacker (57:25, 21 shots, 18 saves, 3 GA); Empty Net (2:35, 0 GA)

Denver Goaltending - Evan Cowley (60:00, 29 shots, 28 saves, 1 GA)

Win - Evan Cowley, DEN (5-2-0). Loss - Ben Blacker, WMU (17-7-2).

Shots On Goal - WMU 5-15-9=29; DEN 7-7-7=21

Power Plays - WMU 0 of 4; DEN 1 of 4

Penalties - WMU 4 (8 min); DEN 4 (8 min)

New Records - Denver 29-7-4, Western Michigan 22-12-5

Three Stars: 1. Colin Staub (Denver) 2. Evan Cowley (Denver) 3. Evan Janssen (Denver)

Referees: Timm Walsh, Brad Shepherd  Linesmen: TJ Likens, Justin Hills