ST. PAUL, Minn. — No. 1 Boston College and No. 3 Denver were scoreless after one period of play in the 2024 national championship game.
Denver held a slight advantage in shots on goal, 8-5, but the Eagles had some of the best looks. Andre Gasseau hit the post at 2:48 of the frame when a rebound off a wide shot by Oskar Jellvik bounced to the slot.
Exactly five minutes later, BC’s leading scorer Will Smith was sent on a breakaway from the offensive blue line but Denver netminder Matt Davis made a strong left pad save to deny the rookie phenom.
Denver’s best chances came in the closing seconds when Massimo Rizzo moved down the right side, cut to the net and fired a low, hard shot that forced BC netminder Jacob Fowler to make a right pad save, sending the game to intermission scoreless.