Final Score: Denver 7, North Dakota 2

Attendance: 5639

Referee: Mike Schmitt
Assistant Referee: Jay Kleven
Assistant Referee: Rick Looker

Denver Lineup: Skaters (18): Joe Casey Joe Ritson Bryce Wallnutt Jon Newman Bryan Vines Kelly Popadynetz Bjorn Engstrom Mark Rycroft Judd Stauss Erik Adams Jesse Cook Chris Paradise Matt Pettinger Paul Cox J.J. Hartmann Jordan Bianchin Aaron MacKenzie Kevin Doell Goaltenders (2): Stephen Wagner Wade Dubielewicz

North Dakota Lineup: Skaters (18): Trevor Hammer Lee Goren Chris Leinweber Tim O'Connell Travis Roche Jason Ulmer Bryan Lundbohm Peter Armbrust Adrian Hasbargen Kevin Spiewak Jeff Panzer Tim Skarperud Ryan Bayda Wes Dorey Pat Kenny Aaron Schneekloth Brad DeFauw Mike Possin Goaltenders (2): Karl Goehring Andy Kollar

Scoring:

1st Period:
NDK 05:18 Wes Dorey (Bryan Lundbohm, Jeff Panzer)
DEN 08:09 PP Kelly Popadynetz (Matt Pettinger, Mark Rycroft)
DEN 09:35 Joe Ritson (Jon Newman, Erik Adams)

2nd Period:
DEN 06:15 Mark Rycroft (Kelly Popadynetz, Kevin Doell)
NDK 08:36 PP Travis Roche (Bryan Lundbohm)

3rd Period:
DEN 04:59 PP Joe Ritson (Matt Pettinger, Chris Paradise)
DEN 05:45 Kelly Popadynetz (Kevin Doell, Aaron MacKenzie)
DEN 16:23 Kevin Doell (Kelly Popadynetz)
DEN 18:10 Joe Ritson

Denver Goaltending:

	1st	2nd	3rd	Total	Minutes
Stephen Wagner	10	15	16	41	60:00

North Dakota Goaltending:

	1st	2nd	3rd	Total	Minutes
Andy Kollar	5	4	8	17	57:30
EMPTY NET					0:40
Andy Kollar	0	0	0	0	1:50

Denver Power-Play: 2/2

North Dakota Power-Play: 1/6

Penalties:

1st Period:
NDK 06:33 Adrian Hasbargen  (2 - High-Sticking)
DEN 11:16 Judd Stauss  (2 - Hooking)

2nd Period:
DEN 07:05 Matt Pettinger  (5 - Kneeing)
DEN 18:38 Chris Paradise  (2 - High-Sticking)

3rd Period:
NDK 03:13 Brad DeFauw  (2 - Interference)
DEN 17:20 Jesse Cook  (2 - Holding)
DEN 19:27 Aaron MacKenzie  (2 - Slashing)

Denver Penalties: 5 for 13