Freshman Nolan Zajac's sizzling shot on a 5-on-3 power play ensured the University of Denver Pioneers would go home winners on opening night at Magness Arena, and sophomore Daniel Doremus of Aspen provided the exclamation point Friday in a 5-1 victory over No. 10 Massachusetts Lowell.
Zajac, a defenseman whose father played for DU in the 1970s and two older brothers suited up for rival North Dakota, buried a bad-angle wrist shot from the low slot to give the Pioneers a 3-1 lead midway through the third period. Junior defenseman David Makowksi and Doremus added goals to turn a close game into a rout.
Doremus, a forward, also scored DU's second goal and has already produced half of what he scored as a freshman. Zajac assisted
on Makowski's goal, and sophomore wing Ty Loney had a goal and an assist."Overall, a win against a team like UMass is huge," Doremus said. "It was just a big game for us, to start the season off good against such a strong team."
DU started junior goalie Sam Brittain and played seven defensemen and 11 forwards. Fourth-line freshman forwards Gabe Levin and Grant Arnold began spot-shifting with centers Nick Shore, Shawn Ostrow and Quentin Shore before sophomore winger Matt Tabrum was given five-minute major and game-misconduct penalties for kneeing late in the first period. Then the Pioneers were down to just 10 forwards, and it began to show after they took a 2-0 lead.
Loney and Doremus scored within 2:20 midway though the second period before the River Hawks began to dominate. They peppered Brittain, continually getting the puck behind the DU defense and producing multiple shots on the same rush.
Defensemen Josiah Didier and Scott Mayfield took consecutive penalties, and UML cut its deficit in half during Didier's holding infraction. Off the faceoff, Josh Holmstrom's big blast from the point sneaked by Brittain on the near side. Holmstrom is a junior wing and assistant captain from Colorado Springs.
DU scored the game's first two goals with heavy traffic in front of junior goalie Doug Carr. Loney showed excellent patience, driving through the low slot and waiting to shoot until Carr fell to the ice and firing a high wrist shot to the far side. And Doremus got the puck to dribble under Carr during a big scrum atop the crease.
DU was outshot 26-19 after two periods, but the Pioneers played much better to begin the third and drew the back-to-back penalties that led to Zajac's goal. The second penalty in the sequence led to Makowski's goal.
Makowski was making his return to the lineup after missing much of last season with headaches. He is among just seven defensemen on the DU roster, but all are capable, which is why the Pioneers are choosing to play with an unbalanced lineup.
The 6-foot-3 Brittain, who also missed half of last year — recovering from offseason knee surgery — finished with 37 saves.
The Pioneers continue their six-game homestand Saturday night against Air Force, which lost to visiting Colorado College on Friday. Senior goalie Adam Murray is expected to start for DU.
Mike Chambers: 303-954-1357, mchambers@denverpost.com or twitter.com/mchambersdp
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