Final Score: MSU-Mankato 8, Denver 3

Attendance: 3586

Referee: Mike Schmitt
Assistant Referee: Jerome Krieger
Assistant Referee: Greg Wohlers

Denver Lineup: Skaters (18): Joe Casey Joe Ritson Jon Newman Neil Phippen Bryan Vines Kelly Popadynetz Bjorn Engstrom Mark Rycroft Judd Stauss Erik Adams Jesse Cook Chris Paradise Matt Pettinger David Neale Greg Barber J.J. Hartmann Aaron MacKenzie Kevin Doell Goaltenders (2): Stephen Wagner Wade Dubielewicz

MSU-Mankato Lineup: Skaters (18): Andy Fermoyle Ben Christopherson Todd George Andy Hedlund Peter Runkel Aaron Fox T.J. Guidarelli Tyler Baines Ryan Severson Shane Joseph Jesse Rooney B.J. Abel Tim Wolfe Jerry Cunningham Ryan Schrick Jon Bushy Peter Holoien Josh Kern Goaltenders (3): Eric Pateman Brian Nelson Todd Kelzenberg

Scoring:

1st Period:
DEN 06:10 PP Greg Barber (Jon Newman, Kevin Doell)
MNK 10:02 T.J. Guidarelli (Jerry Cunningham, Tyler Baines)
MNK 10:50 Ryan Severson (Josh Kern, Peter Holoien)
MNK 12:21 Jesse Rooney (Aaron Fox, B.J. Abel)

2nd Period:
DEN 00:53 Chris Paradise (Kelly Popadynetz)
DEN 07:18 Jon Newman (Joe Ritson, Bjorn Engstrom)
MNK 08:02 T.J. Guidarelli (Tyler Baines, Ben Christopherson)
MNK 10:00 PP Andy Hedlund (Aaron Fox, Ben Christopherson)
MNK 10:47 Josh Kern (Peter Holoien, Ryan Severson)
MNK 12:47 Aaron Fox (B.J. Abel, Peter Runkel)
MNK 15:22 PP Jesse Rooney (Aaron Fox, Ryan Schrick)

3rd Period:

Denver Goaltending:

	1st	2nd	3rd	Total	Minutes
Stephen Wagner	10	6	0	16	30:47
Wade Dubielewicz	0	6	8	14	29:13

MSU-Mankato Goaltending:

	1st	2nd	3rd	Total	Minutes
Eric Pateman	12	6	8	26	60:00

Denver Power-Play: 1/5

MSU-Mankato Power-Play: 2/8

Penalties:

1st Period:
MNK 02:09 Aaron Fox  (2 - High-Sticking)
MNK 05:04 Andy Hedlund  (2 - Holding)
DEN 12:56 Aaron MacKenzie  (2 - Cross-Checking)
DEN 16:29 Chris Paradise  (2 - Cross-Checking)

2nd Period:
MNK 01:33 Ryan Severson  (2 - Tripping)
DEN 09:00 Kelly Popadynetz  (2 - Roughing)
DEN 13:26 Kevin Doell  (2 - Interference)
DEN 15:01 Jesse Cook  (2 - Slashing)

3rd Period:
DEN 00:22 Bryan Vines  (2 - Boarding)
MNK 09:36 Tim Wolfe  (2 - Elbowing)
MNK 14:02 Jon Bushy  (2 - Interference)
DEN 16:03 Kelly Popadynetz  (2 - Charging)
DEN 18:31 Jon Newman  (2 - Cross-Checking)

Denver Penalties: 8 for 16