The Bulldogs battled back from 3-0 down, to take a 4-3 lead in the third period, but give up the lead, then lose 5-4 in Overtime vs Denver, December 3, 2010. Jason Zucker and Anthony Maiani each scored in the first period, giving Denver a 2-0 lead into the second period. Zucker scored his second goal 1:25 into the second period, which was answered by Jack Connolly just 7 seconds later. Wade Bergman cut the deficit to 3-2 when he buried the rebound of a Justin Fontaine shot off the post, that slipped across the crease under goaltender Sam Brittain. Mike Connolly evened the game at 3 at 16:05 of the second period, with a powerplay goal, and the teams went to the locker rooms tied at 3 after 2 periods. Kyle Schmidt gave UMD the lead 4-3, with a backhand shot that got through a defender and past Brittain at 15:02 of the third period. That lead was given up with 1:22 left in the third period when Zucker scored his third goal of the game, to send the game to overtime. At 3:02 of overtime, Denver's Drew Shore found himself wide open with the puck in from of Kenny Reiter and made no mistake, burying the game winner to the back of the net. Aaron Crandall started for UMD, stoppign 5 of 8 shots he faced, while Reiter stopped 12 of 14 he faced in relief of Crandall. Brittain stopped 29 of 33 Bulldog shots for the win.

On Saturday, December 4th, the Bulldogs gained a split in the series with Denver, winning 2-1 before a crowd of over 5400, there to see the final Men's game at the DECC Arena. Justin Faulk got the Bulldogs the lead, with a powerplay goal at 15:22, assited by Justin Fontaine and Mike Seidel. Mike Connolly gave UMD a 2-0 lead with a huge individual effort, making good on his second shorthanded breakaway in the same shift, with a wrist shot to the far corner of the net past goaltender Brittain. Denver made it interesting, finally getting on the board on Anthony Maiani's goal at 8:25. Kenny Reiter kept Denver scoreless the final 11:35 of the period to secure the series split for UMD.

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