ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Matt Donovan and Dustin Jackson scored, and goaltender Sam Brittain stopped 20 shots as the University of Denver hockey team skated to a 2-2 overtime tie with Alaska-Anchorage on Saturday night at Sullivan Arena.
Denver, which won 5-3 Friday night, moved to 12-5-3 and 9-3-2 in Western Collegiate Hockey Association play. Alaska-Anchorage is 5-10-3, 4-8-2.
After Jordan Kwas staked Alaska-Anchorage to 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 4:58 of the first period, Donovan answered with a goal from the slot at 13:45 on an assist from Luke Salazar.
Jackson scored off a Nick Shore pass to give the Pioneers a 2-1 lead at 2:10 of the second period. Anthony Maiani also assisted on the goal.
Mitch Bruijsten beat Brittain with a backhanded shot at 11:50 of the third period to make it 2-2 and force overtime.
Alaska-Anchorage outshot Denver 22-20 and went 1-for-4 on the power play. The Pioneers were 0-for-3 with the man-advantage.
Denver returns to action against Northern Michigan on Dec. 31-Jan. 1.
Notes.
DU’s Drew Shore and Jason Zucker report to the U.S. World Junior Team on Thursday. . . . Beau Bennett missed his third game with a right knee injury.
Denver 1 1 0 0 — 2
Ala.-Anchorage 1 0 1 0 — 2
First period — 1, UAA, Kwas 3 (Grant 7, Parkinson 5), 4:58 (pp). 2, DU, Donovan 5 ( Salazar 7), 13:45.
Second period — 3, DU, Jackson 3 (N. Shore 5, Maiani 14), 2:10.
Third period — 4, UAA, Bruijsten 4 (Parkinson 6, Leinweber 4), 11:50.
Overtime — No scoring.
Shots on goal — DU (4-9-6-1—20); UAA (6-8-6-2—22).
Saves — DU, Brittain 5-8-5-2—20. UAA, Gunderson 3-8-6-1—18.
Penalties — DU 6-12, UAA 5-10.
Power plays — DU 0-of-3, UAA 1-of-4.
Referees — Matt Ulwelling, Brian Thul; Assistants — Travis Jackson, Steve Glines.
