The Michigan Wolverines lost 3-2 in overtime to the Denver Pioneers in one of the best college hockey games of the season.
Michigan came out of the gates nervous and sluggish and it felt like Denver was playing with seven players on the ice. Every time the Wolverines entered the zone there were two Pioneers waiting to double team them with reinforcements lurking nearby. Offensively, Denver was suffocating for the first 15 minutes of the period and its clear speed advantage was a problem for the Wolverines.
Michigan goalie Erik Portillo’s biggest problem all season (rebound opportunities) bit him early in this one.