DENVER, Colo. – The Lindenwood men's hockey team (3-8-1) dropped their second game at No. 3 Denver (9-2-1, 4-4-0 NCHC) by a score of 7-1 on Saturday night. The Lions were outshot 37-27 as they matched their season high for goals allowed in a single game..
Lindenwood went scoreless on the power play for the sixth consecutive outing, failing to convert on two opportunities with the man advantage. However, the Lions were solid on the penalty kill, limiting the Pioneers to just to one goal on five power plays.
Early offensive pressure by Denver led to the Pioneers gaining an early 1-0 lead with a Jake Pridham goal from the left faceoff circle two minutes into the game. The Lions would equalize at the 10:48 mark with
Andy Earl taking the puck off the stick of
Ethan Zielke and slamming it into the back of the net from the crease, but Denver quickly answered with a Brady Milburn goal just 35 seconds later to make the score 2-1.
The Pioneers broke the game wide open with a three-goal second period, beginning with a Mikey Berchild goal at the 2:02 mark followed by a Max Hiese score midway through the frame before Daxon Rudolph made it four unanswered for the Pios with a power play conversion at 13:06.
Denver tacked on two more scores late in the third period, with Blake Fiddler lighting the lamp at the 14:59 mark before a Ryan Miller goal with 36 seconds remaining capped off the scoring for the Pioneers.
Next Up
Lindenwood returns to Centene Community Ice Center next weekend to begin their independent schedule against Long Island. Game one against the Sharks is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20
th with game two also at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday the 21
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