NCAA West Regional at Mariucci Arena

Denver vs. Miami (Ohio), 4:30 p.m. today, ESPN2

Records: No. 1 seed Denver (23-11-5), No. 4 seed Miami (20-12-5)

Pioneers at a glance: This is Denver's second consecutive NCAA trip and 19th overall. Coach George Gwozdecky's teams won national titles in 2004 and 2005. ... Denver placed second in the WCHA regular-season standings and lost to Minnesota Duluth in the Final Five title game. ... Top scorers for the Pioneers are forwards Anthony Maiani (11-30--41) and Rhett Rakhshani (15-21--36). ... DU should get a boost from the return of sophomore center Tyler Bozak, out since Dec.19 because of knee surgery. He has seven goals and 21 points in 18 games. However, forward Tyler Ruegsegger (15-11--26) is out because of a knee injury, and defenseman J.P. Testwuide (3-10--13) is doubtful because of a lower body injury.

RedHawks at a glance: This is Miami's fourth consecutive NCAA trip and seventh overall. Last year the RedHawks lost 4-3 in overtime to eventual national champion Boston College in the Northeast Regional final. ... Miami tied Michigan for second place in the CCHA but was upset in the first round of the conference playoffs by Northern Michigan. ... Carter Camper (20-19--39) and Pat Cannone (11-24--35) are the RedHawks' top scorers. ... Coach Enrico Blasi played for Gwozdecky when he coached Miami. ... RedHawks have 42 power-play goals to their opponents' 21.

Minnesota Duluth vs. Princeton, 8 p.m. today, ESPNU

Records: No. 2 seed UMD (21-12-8), No. 3 seed Princeton (22-11-1)

Bulldogs at a glance: This is UMD's sixth NCAA appearance; the last time they reached the Frozen Four in 2004. ... They won the WCHA Final Five for an automatic NCAA berth after finishing seventh in the regular-season conference standings. ... Senior MacGregor Sharp (25-22--47) and sophomore Justin Fontaine (15-32--47) are tied for the team's scoring lead. Sharp has 30 more points than he did last season, Fontaine 35 more. ... UMD's power play is clicking at a 21.7 percent pace. ... Goalie Alex Stalock became only the second Bulldogs goalie to lead the WCHA in goals-against average.

Tigers at a glance: Princeton is appearing in its third NCAA tournament; last year the Tigers lost 5-1 to North Dakota in the first round. Princeton was third in the ECAC. ... The Tigers and the Bulldogs have met only once, splitting a series on Dec. 20-21, 1980, in Duluth. ... Three players have more than 20 points: Dan Bartlett (16-11--27), Brett Wilson (10-15--25) and Lee Jubinville (10-11--21). ... Goalie Zane Kalemba has a 1.74 GAA and a .935 save percentage. ... Princeton has outscored opponents 37-17 in the second period.