In the nightcap, Notre Dame goaltender Cal Petersen (2013, fifth round) made 36 saves as the Fighting Irish saw their season come to an end with a 6-1 loss to Denver.
Denver asserted their dominance right from the opening drop of the puck, getting their first puck on Petersen just five seconds into the game en route to gaining a 25-6 advantage in shot attempts in the first period, and they'd head into the first intermission with a two-goal lead.
Petersen is no stranger to the Pioneer attack. Last season, he was forced to stand on his head in a weekend set at Denver, producing 49 and 43-save efforts - his two busiest nights of the season - in 2-2 and 1-1 ties.
The outcome this season, though, was much different.
The Pioneers first beat Petersen at 8:18 when Emil Romig roofed a perfectly placed shot under the bar from the side of the cage.
An untouched Henrik Borgstrom (FLA) scored with 5:10 left in the period by cleaning up a Will Butcher (COL) wraparound attempt right at the doorstep.
Notre Dame leveled things out in the middle frame effort-wise, but the Pioneers surged late with three more goals as part of a 16-shot period to head to the dressing room with a 5-0 lead.
After Fighting Irish defenseman Luke Ripley fell to the ice, Denver broke into the Notre Dame zone on a 2-on-1 rush with the pass coming over to Tariq Hammond for the finish past a sprawling Petersen at 14:07.
Next to score was Dylan Gambrell (SJS), who came down the right wing and faked a shot before scoring on a wraparound.
Evan Ritt took a pass a beat Petersen to the stick side with 1:38 to go in the period to increase the lead to 5-0.
The teams traded goals in the final period, with Cam Morrison (COL) finally getting the Fighting Irish on the board and Gambrell getting his second of the night when he banked a shot from beneath the goal line off Petersen's left pad.
Petersen completes the season 23-12-5 with a 2.22 goals-against and .926 save percentage. The six goals allowed were the most he'd given up in a single game this season.
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