After not winning a game when scoring fewer than three goals all season, Denver did it four games in a row en route to its record 10th NCAA men's hockey national championship.
The Pioneers shut down Boston College, the No. 1 overall seed, 2-0 in the title game Saturday night at St. Paul, Minnesota.
Goalie Matt Davis had 34 saves in handing 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 more than five minutes later when Rieger Lorenz converted a beautiful feed from freshman 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 the most all time. Michigan has won nine titles, with Hockey East rivals BC and BU winning five each. BC's last title came in 2012, BU's in 2009 and Michigan's in 1998.
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at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Will Smith takes advantage of a two-on-one breakaway chance and lights the lamp for Boston College.
National semifinals
Denver 2, Boston University 1 (OT)
Boston College 4, Michigan 0
National championship game
Denver 2, BC 0
Regionals recap
Springfield (Massachusetts) Regional
Semifinals
Denver 2, UMass 1 (2OT)
Cornell 3, Maine 1
Final
Denver 2, Cornell 1
Denver wins Springfield Regional
Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Regional
Semifinals
Boston University 6, RIT 3
Minnesota 3, Omaha 2
Final
Boston University 6, Minnesota 3
Boston University wins Sioux Falls Regional
Providence (Rhode Island) Regional
Semifinals
Boston College 6, Michigan Tech 1
Quinnipiac 3, Wisconsin 2 (OT)
Final
Boston College 5, Quinnipiac 4 (OT)
Boston College wins Providence Regional
Maryland Heights (Missouri) Regional
Semifinals
Michigan State 5, Western Michigan 4 (OT)
Michigan 4, North Dakota 3
Final
Michigan 5, Michigan State 2
Michigan wins Maryland Heights Regional