After failing to win a game by scoring fewer than three goals all season, Denver made it four straight en route to its record 10th NCAA men's hockey national championship.
The Pioneers defeated top-ranked Boston College 2-0 in the title game Saturday night in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Goalie Matt Davis had 34 saves to give the Eagles their first shutout of the season. Davis finished the tournament with 138 saves on 141 shots (.979 save percentage) and a 0.85 goals-against average.
Jared Wright got the Pioneers on the board at 9:42 of the second period and Denver made it 2-0 just over five minutes later when Rieger Lorenz converted a beautiful assist from rookie defenseman Zeev Buium.
Denver won its second national title in three years and its 10th overall, the most of all time. The Frozen Four teams (Denver, BC, Boston University and Michigan) have won a combined 29 national titles, with Denver's 10 being the most all-time. Michigan has won nine titles, and Hockey East rivals BC and BU have won five each. BC's last title came in 2012, BU's in 2009 and Michigan's in 1998.
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Frozen Four Calendar
All Eastern Time
at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
0:25
Denver's Rieger Lorenz hits a slap shot for a nice goal
Rieger Lorenz blasts a shot into the top right corner to give Denver a 2-0 lead in the NCAA Frozen Four Championship against Boston College.
national semi-finals
Denver 2, Boston University 1 (OT)
Boston College 4, Michigan 0
national championship game
Denver 2, BC 0
1:08
Tristan Broz sends Denver to finals with overtime winner in Frozen Four thriller
Tristan Broz takes advantage of it himself to score an overtime goal to defeat Boston University and send Denver to the national championship game.
Regional summary
Springfield Regional (Massachusetts)
Semifinals
Denver 2, UMass 1 (2OT)
Cornell 3, Maine 1
Final
Denver 2, Cornell 1
Denver wins the Springfield Regional
Sioux Falls Regional (South Dakota)
Semifinals
Boston University 6, RIT 3
Minnesota 3, Omaha 2
Final
Boston University 6, Minnesota 3
Boston University wins Sioux Falls Regional award
Providence Regional (Rhode Island)
Semifinals
Boston College 6, Michigan Tech 1
Quinnipiac 3, Wisconsin 2 (overtime)
Final
Boston College 5, Quinnipiac 4 (OT)
Boston College wins Providence Regional
Maryland Heights Regional (Missouri)
Semifinals
Michigan State 5, Western Michigan 4 (OT)
Michigan 4, North Dakota 3
Final
Michigan 5, Michigan State 2
Michigan wins Maryland Heights Regional
