Box Score Highlights | Saturday's Game Notes

Troy Terry scored a goal and added two assists in the first half of the second period to lead No. 1 Denver to a 4-1 victory over Colorado College Friday night in the first game of the best-of-three NCHC first-round series at Magness Arena.
 
The Tigers appeared to take a 1-0 lead midway through the opening period when Matt Hansen put the puck past DU goalie Tanner Jaillet on a wraparound, but after a lengthy review, the officials determined the puck did not completely cross the goal line, upholding the original call of no goal.
 
"We played well the first 20 minutes," head coach Mike Haviland said.
 
After the scoreless first period, Terry opened the scoring just 1:37 into the second period when he gathered a rebound and his shot from the right circle deflected off Tiger defenseman Andrew Farny past goalie Alex Leclerc.
 
Then, after a too many men penalty on the Tigers, Terry then set up the Pioneers' next two goals, scored by Liam Finlay at the 6:48 mark and Blake Hillman at 9:11, to give DU a 3-0 lead midway through the middle frame.
 
Sophomore Westin Michaud cut the lead to 3-1 at the 10:56 mark of the middle frame. Trevor Gooch got the puck to Ben Israel, who carried it down the left side and found Michaud in the slot. Michaud then fired a wrist shot over Jaillet's left shoulder for his fifth goal of the season.
 
"We made a big mistake with the too many men penalty, but we pinned them in a bit the last eight minutes of the second period," Haviland said.
 
Matt Marcinew added a power-play goal with 7:24 left in the third period to close the scoring, one of DU's 18 shots in the third period, en route to a 46-22 advantage for the game. Leclerc finished the game with 42 saves, the third-most in one game in his career, while Jaillet had 21.
 
The Tigers had only two power-play opportunities in the game, while DU converted on two of their six man advantage situations.
 
The two teams will battle in game two of the series Saturday night beginning at 7 p.m.
 
"Our backs are against the wall, it's win or go home." Haviland said. "We have to compete for a full 60 minutes tomorrow."