Main Story: No. 4 Denver hosts No. 18 Boston College for a homecoming-weekend series at Magness Arena, looking to rebound from a two-game sweep by No. 2 Michigan. Denver outshot the Wolverines 64-45 and nearly forced overtime in Saturday’s 4-3 loss. The Pioneers have won four straight against Boston College, including last season’s 7-3 victory.

By the Numbers
  • Denver: 2-2-0; Boston College: 1-2-0.
  • Denver outshot Michigan 64-45 across the two-game series.
  • Denver has won 4 straight games against Boston College and 7 of the last 8.
  • Games begin Friday at 7 p.m. MT and Saturday at 6 p.m. MT.
Yes, But

Denver’s ranking and recent dominance over Boston College offer a strong matchup history, but the Pioneers enter after consecutive losses. Boston College also showed its potential with a 4-0 win over St. Cloud State, though it followed that result with a loss.

State of Play
  • Denver has scored a power-play goal in all 4 games this season and ranks third nationally, allowing 19.3 shots per game.
  • Sophomore Kyle Chyzowski has points in 3 straight games; senior Sam Harris has scored in 3 of Denver’s 4 games.
  • Goaltender Johnny Hicks is day-to-day with an upper-body injury; Tyler Krivtsov started both games against Michigan.
  • The series is part of Denver’s 6-game homestand, with NCHC play beginning Oct. 30-31 against Omaha.
What’s Next

Denver continues its homestand against Omaha on Oct. 30-31. Both games against Boston College will stream on NCHC.tv and air regionally on Altitude 2.

Bottom Line

Denver has the home ice and the recent head-to-head edge, but the key test is whether it can turn strong play—especially its shot advantage against Michigan—into wins.