• DENVER 3, WISCONSIN 0: Jason Zucker scored his 16th goal of the season and Sam Brittain turned aside 28 shots to earn his first shutout of the season as the Pioneers (18-9-4, 13-6-4) defeated the Badgers (12-15-2, 7-14-2) in Madison, Wis., on Friday night. Zucker returned to the Denver lineup one week after having to be helped off the ice in a victory over the Gophers following a hit from Kyle Rau that earned him a one-game suspension. Zucker sat out Saturday's game as a precaution. Denver is 7-2-2 in its past 11 games vs. the Badgers, who have lost five in a row.• MINNESOTA DULUTH 4, MINNESOTA STATE MANKATO 2: Travis Oleksuk scored two goals, including one with only a second left in the second period, and the Bulldogs (20-7-4, 14-6-3) kept pace with the Gophers by beating the host Mavericks (12-20-1, 8-16-1). UMD trails the Gophers by a point for the WCHA lead.

• ALASKA-ANCHORAGE 3, ST. CLOUD STATE 2 (OT): Eric Scheid scored his second goal of the game 2:18 into overtime as the Seawolves (8-19-2, 5-19-1) won on the road for the first time since Dec. 9, beating the host Huskies (12-15-4, 9-11-3).

• NORTH DAKOTA 4, MICHIGAN TECH 2: Corban Knight had two goals and an assist, Carter Rowney also scored twice and the Sioux (17-11-2, 13-10) won for the fifth time in six games by beating the Huskies (13-15-2, 10-10-3) in Grand Forks, N.D.

• COLORADO COLLEGE 4, NEBRASKA OMAHA 3: Jaden Schwartz scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as the Tigers (16-11-2, 13-9-1) beat the Mavericks (13-12-6, 10-8-5) in Colorado Springs.

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