No. 5 Denver vs. No. 4 Minnesota Duluth

NCHC semifinal, 6:30 p.m. Friday

TV / radio: CBS Sports Network / 104.3 FM

This season: The teams split four games. Click on the result below for the recap of the respective game

Nov. 16: Denver 2, Minnesota Duluth 0

Nov. 17: Minnesota Duluth 4, Denver 3, OT

Feb. 15: Minnesota Duluth 5, Denver 2

Feb. 16: Denver 1, Minnesota Duluth 0

Records (Pairwise ranking): Denver 21-10-5 (5th) / UMD 23-11-2 (4th)

How they got here: In nearly identical fashion and with the same cumulative scores. … Denver swept North Dakota (2-0, 4-2) in an NCHC quarterfinal, while UMD beat Omaha in two (2-1, 4-1)

How they match up statistically

Goals: DU 101 (2.81 per game) / UMD 115 (3.19)

Goals against: DU 75 (2.08) / UMD 74 (2.06)

Power play: DU 15.5 percent / UMD 23.8 percent

Penalty kill: DU 78.1 percent / UMD 86.0 percent

Leading scorers: DU Liam Finlay (32 points), Jarid Lukosevicius (17 goals, 27 points) and Emilio Pettersen (20 assists, 27 points) / UMD Justin Richards (28 points), Nick Swaney (14 goals, 23 points), Scott Perunovich (24 assists, 27 points)

Top goaltenders: DU Devin Cooley 10-6-2, 1.89 GAA, .933 Sv%; Filip Larsson 11-4-3, 2.14 GAA, .927 / UMD Hunter Shepard 23-11-2, 1.95 GAA, .914

Familiar playoff foes: This is the third season in a row and fourth time since 2014 the teams will meet in the postseason. Denver has won every meeting.

Past 10 games: DU 6-3-1 / UMD 7-3

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