Denver dominated Providence hockey, winning 5-1 in the 2025 NCAA Hockey Tournament during the Manchester Regional at SNHU Arena in Manchester, N.H.
The Pioneers started the game hot, scoring within the first five minutes, giving them a 1-0 lead at the end of the first period.
Later in the second period, the defending champions scored two goals, including one from Hobey Baker’s top-ten finalist, Zeev Buium, to give them a 2-0 lead.
Providence finally scored its first goal with eight minutes remaining in the game. However, the Pioneers would score two more goals, which essentially sealed the deal.
Denver now shifts its focus to Boston College, the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, for the game in the Manchester Regional finals.
Recap all live updates, scores, and highlights from Denver Hockey vs. Providence.
Denver 5, Providence 1
Denver started its title defense off strong with a four-goal win over Providence. They will look to get back to the Frozen Four when they face the Eagles on March 30.
Denver 5, Providence 1
Carter King gets an empty net goal to put the Pioneers back in the lead by four.
Denver 4, Providence 1
Austen May scores on the power play, and the Friars have a goal on the board but are running out of time.
Denver 4, Providence 0
Aidan Thompson buries his 20th of the season – the 3rd Pioneer to reach the 20-goal mark this season.
First time since 2004-05 that DU has had three 20-goal scorers.
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Denver 4, Providence 0
Aidan Thompson gets another goal for the Pioneers, and it looks more likely that they will face Boston College in the Manchester Regional finals.
Denver 3, Providence 0
The final period starts now as the Frairs have to get things going.
Denver 3, Providence 0
Providence faces a challenging task and is down 3-0 in the final period.
Denver 3, Providence 0
Although Providence had a power play and has shot eight times in the last three minutes, they have yet been able to cut into the lead.
Denver 3, Providence 0
Zeev Buium gets a two-minute tripping penalty.
Could this be the break that the Friars need to get rolling?
Denver 3, Providence 0
Sam Harris joins the party and knocks a goal into the back of the net to give Denver a three-goal advance.
Denver 2, Providence 0
Add this to Zeev Buium’s @HobeyBakerAward resume. 🤯
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Denver 2, Providence 0
Hobey Baker finalist Zeev Buium gets Denver’s second goal for the game, and the Pioneers go up two.
Denver 1, Providence 0
Teams are back on the ice as the game is far from over.
Denver 1, Providence 0
The Pioneers got on the board the first three minutes into the game, but no team could get much of an advantage after that.
Denver 1, Providence 0
Defense has been on display since that first goal with both teams getting off many shots, but neither team able to score.
Denver 1, Providence 0
Connor Caponi gets the Pioneers on the board for the game’s first goal, already putting Providence on the ropes.
Denver 0, Providence 0
The puck has dropped, and the team has hit the ice running.
Warming up and ready to go. #GoPios #DUHockey pic.twitter.com/xmb9wL2SKu
Puck drop 🔜 pic.twitter.com/P9VCF8NYIs
Denver vs. Providence will drop the puck at 5:47 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
@FriarsHockey Dressed for success. Let’s do this #gofriars pic.twitter.com/O4eX8RYwjR
Ready to defend our crown.
The Pioneers open NCAA Regionals vs. Providence in Manchester, New Hampshire. #GoPios pic.twitter.com/iKXAw5ZTKi
Providence vs. Denver hockey will be live on ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 28.
Here’s the NCAA Hockey Tournament regional schedule.
Thursday, March 27
Friday, March 28
Saturday, March 29
Sunday, March 30
Thursday, April 10
Saturday, April 12
St. Louis will host the 2025 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four at Enterprise Center, the home of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues.
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