DENVER – 5,280 feet in the air, Augustana tallied the exhibition shootout win over No. 2 Denver to cap off one of the biggest moments in the young history of Viking hockey. The game will officially go down in history as a tie as the exhibition shootout won't be officially recorded.

Augustana battled back from a 3-0, 4-2 and 5-4 Denver advantage to force overtime and secure the exhibition shootout win.

In a busy first period in the Mile High City, it was Denver who opened up the scoring with a goal 1:35 into the frame by Boston Buckberger. The Pioneers continued their offensive ways with a goal two minutes later by Reiger Lorenz. 

DU piled on its third goal of the period at the eight-minute mark off a shot from Jack Devine. Augustana found its offensive juice with a first-career goal from Owen Bohn off a two-on-one rush carried in by Simon Falk. Bohn's goal led to Augustana's second of the night, coming late in the first period as Hunter Bischoff crashed the net and buried one past the Pioneers' goalie. The score remained 3-2 in favor of Denver as the buzzer rang. 

The second period saw both teams share possession of the puck as Augustana evened the shots at 19 apiece. Zack Rose came up big in marquee moments as he stopped premier scoring chances for the Pioneers. After a 20 minute battle in the period, both teams went into the locker room with a score line of 3-2. 

Both teams opened up the third frame in a physical battle but Denver prevailed with its fourth of the night from Kieran Cebrian as he tapped it past Rose's pad with 13 minutes to go. 

Augustana battled back in an offensive packed final 10 minutes of play started by Arnaud Vachon who netted his second goal of the season in front of the net. Seconds later Hayden Hennen lit the lamp for his first-career goal with a shot from the point to even the score at four apiece. 

Denver worked its way into the offensive zone and grabbed the lead after a lengthy review. A late penalty to the Pioneers pushed the Vikings to a power play with two minutes remaining. Chase Brand played hero as he found the back of the net with 20 seconds to play to force an overtime. 

Both teams battled back and forth throughout overtime with both teams finding ample scoring chances but the score remained square as the game headed to an exhibition shootout. 

Jack Jensen netted the lone goal in the shootout with a backhand shot over the blocker. Rose stood tall and denied Denver's chance to push extra rounds as Augustana secured the exhibition shootout win. 

Game Moments

• Denver opened up the game with a 3-0 advantage before Owen Bohn and Hunter Bischoff netted goals to force the game to 3-2 after 20 minutes.
• Both teams battled hard throughout the second frame but the score remained 3-2. 
• In a physical third period Denver prevailed to open the scoring back up as the game moved to 4-2. 
• Arnaud Vachon and Hayden Hennen lit the lamp to push the game square at four apiece. 
• The Pioneers answered with their fifth goal of the net after a lengthy review. 
• Chase Brand played hero as he tied the game 5-5 with 20 seconds remaining to force overtime. 
• After five minutes of play the game was scored officially as a tie but the Vikings walked away with a shootout goal from Jack Jensen. 

Goals

• Boston Bucker found the back of the net first for Denver off assists from Jared Wright and Carter King. 
• Reiger Lorenz added himself to the score sheet with a goal minutes later thanks to Shai Buium and Garrett Brown. 
• Denver pushed its lead to 3-0 off a goal from Jack Devine with apples credited to Massimo Rizzo.
• Augustana found the back of the net off a two on one rush into the offensive zone as Owen Bohn scored his first career goal off a pass from Simon Falk. 
• Hunter Bischoff netted his third goal in three games as he buried in a rebound off a shot from Arnaud Vachon. 
• Denver opened the scoring in the third period with a shot from Kieran Cebrian with an assist to Devine. 
• Vachon found the back of the net minutes later as he scored his second goal of the season off a pass from Falk. 
• Hayden Hennen ripped in his first-career goal from the point as he evened the score at four apiece. Jack Jensen recorded an apple on the play. 
• After a lengthy review, Rizzo recorded a goal of his own from the hash marks off passes from Devine and Mckade Webster. 
• Chase Brand tipped in the game-tying goal with 20 seconds remaining in the third to force overtime. 

Up Next
Augustana makes the trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado, as it faces undefeated Colorado College to close out its weekend in the Centennial State. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m. (CT)