No. 4 Denver posted its second consecutive one-goal victory over Colorado College Saturday night, defeating the 17
th-ranked Tigers, 3-2, at Robson Arena.
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Brandon Lisowsky had a goal and an assist and
Owen Beckner had a pair of helpers, but it wasn't enough as CC fell to 6-5-1 overall and 1-4-1 in the NCHC. The Pioneers, meanwhile, moved to 8-3-1 overall and 4-0-0 in league play.
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Denver opened the scoring when Jake Fisher split a pair of CC defenders along the right boards, cut to the middle and sent a wrist shot from the high slot past CC goalie
Kaidan Mbereko just 2:37 into the contest.
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Eric Jamieson made it 2-0 with a wrister from the top of the left circle with 3:26 remaining in the second period.
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Lisowsky cut the lead to 2-1 with his first career goal just 49 seconds into the third period. He took a centering pass from
Gavin Lindberg and beat Denver goalie Quentin Miller from the slot. Beckner collected his team-high seventh assist on the play.
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Boston Buckberger scored his second goal of the weekend to make it 3-1 with a one-timer from the top of the right circle during a 4-on-3 power play.
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With Mbereko on the bench,
Wilson Bjorck scored his second of the season with 1:47 remaining. Beckner found Bjorck with a cross-ice pass and the freshman from Sweden found the open net from the right circle. Lisowsky started the play to record his first career multi-point game.
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The Tigers put three shots on goal in the final minutes, attempting to tie the score, but Miller (38 saves) was up to the task and saved all three.
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Mbereko finished with 23 saves as the Tigers outshot Denver, 40-26, including a 21-7 advantage in the third period. Each team connected on a power-play goal, CC on its only opportunity, while Denver was 1-for-4.
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The Tigers stay at home to face 3
rd-ranked Minnesota Duluth next weekend, Nov. 21-22, at Robson Arena.
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