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2016 Frozen Four By The Numbers: North Dakota vs. Denver

By Jeff Cox
Matt Dewkett

Tampa, Fla. -- Two of the heavyweights of the sport will meet in Thursday's second semifinal at the 2016 Frozen Four. NCHC rivals North Dakota and Denver square off at 8:30 p.m. ET for the right to play in Saturday's NCAA Championship game against the winner of the first semifinal between Boston College and Quinnipiac.

North Dakota vs. Denver -- By the Numbers
Thursday, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2

School North Dakota Denver
Mascot Fighting Hawks Pioneers
Conference
 NCHC NCHC
Seed No. 1, Midwest Regional No. 2, West Regional
NCAA Bid
 At-Large
 At-Large
Overall Record 32-6-4 25-9-6
Conference Record 19-4-1 (1st) 17-5-2 (T-2nd)
Last 10 Games 9-1-0 8-1-1
Head Coach Brad Berry (North Dakota '90) Jim Montgomery (Maine, '93)
Career Record 32-6-4 (1st) 65-39-14 (3rd)
Captains
 Gage Ausmus Grant Arnold
Goals Per Game 3.64 (7th) 3.30 (11th)
Goals Against 1.86 (2nd) 2.30 (13th)
Goal Margin Per Game +1.79 (4th) +1.00 (11th)
SOG Per Game 32.69 (15th) 31.55 (25th)
SOG Against Per Game 24.90 (3rd) 29.85 (25th)
Shot Margin Per Game +7.79 (4th) +1.70 (25th)
Face-Off Percentage 50.1 (27th) 52.2 (17th)
Even-Strength Corsi 56.8 (4th) 53.8 (12th)
Power Play Pct. 19.5 (21st) 19.0 (2rd)
Penalty Kill Pct. 86.4 (T-6th) 82.0 (31st)
Penalty Minutes 11.31 (20th) 8.05 (52nd)
Leading Scorer (Pts.) Brock Boeser (54) Danton Heinen (48)
Goals Leader Brock Boeser (26) Danton Heinen (20)
Assists Leader Nick Schmaltz (34) Trevor Moore (33)
+/- Leader Drake Caggiula (+41)
 Will Butcher (+22)
GWG Leader
 Drake Caggiula (7) Dylan Gambrell (4)
PPG Leader
 Boeser/Johnson (5) Heinen/Butcher (4)
SHG Leader
 Caggiula/Johnson/Gardner (2)
 Quentin Shore (2)
Starting Goaltender Cam Johnson (.934)
 Tanner Jaillet (.923)
Average Age 21.5 22.1
NHL Draft Picks 11 5
NCAA Championships
 '59, '63, '80, '82, '87, '97, '00 '58, '60, '61, '68, '69, '04, '05

* Corsi via College Hockey News. All other stats courtesy of College Hockey Inc.