No. 10 Denver (11-5-2, 8-3-1 WCHA) at Alaska-Anchorage (5-9-2, 4-7-1 WCHA)
What: WCHA two-game series
When: Tonight and Saturday, 9 p.m. MST
Where: Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska
TV: None. Radio: 87.7 FM
Notes: Sophomore goalie Adam Murray will start tonight, ending a 15-game starting stretch by Sam Brittain. Freshman Brittain is scheduled to start Saturday. . . . Freshman wing Beau Bennett (knee injury) and senior forward/defenseman Jon Cook (exam) did not travel with the team. . . . DU is 18-5-2 in December since 2006. The Pioneers have gone 7-1 and outscored their opponents 31-15 during their last eight games. They are 8-1-1 against unranked opponents this season.
Colorado College (8-7-1, 5-5 WCHA) at St. Cloud State (5-9-2, 3-6-1 WCHA)
What: WCHA two-game series
When: Tonight and Saturday, 6 p.m. MST
Where: National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, Minn.
TV: None. Radio: 103.9 FM
Notes: CC has won three straight games and five of its last seven. St. Cloud was swept last week at North Dakota (3-1 and 6-2) and is 1-5-1 in its last seven. . . . Tigers freshman sensation Jaden Schwartz, who leads the WCHA with 25 points (11 goals), will play tonight but then depart for Toronto on Saturday to report to Team Canada’s World Junior Championship tryout camp. . . . CC has not allowed a power-play goal in its last five games and is 58-of-67 (86.6 percent) this season.
