No. 6 Western Michigan swept No. 12 Colorado College at Lawson Ice Arena this weekend, winning 4-0 on Friday and 5-4 in overtime on Saturday. The Broncos took five of a possible six NCHC points and improved to 8-2-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the conference after opening league play with a loss and a tie.

The weekend

Friday was all Western Michigan. Quentin Miller needed just 15 saves for the shutout, three second-period goals in 7:15 from Zach Nehring, Cole Spicer, and Iiro Hakkarainen broke it open, and the Broncos outshot the Tigers 36-15.

Saturday was a different game. Colorado College scored 1:15 in, led twice, and tied it 29 seconds after Zack Sharp’s late go-ahead goal. Western Michigan finally won it on a power play late in overtime, when Joona Väisänen scored with 3.4 seconds left during a five-minute boarding major. Miller made 19 saves and started both nights.

Spicer and Hakkarainen scored in both games, and Spicer won 28 of 36 faceoffs over the weekend. Väisänen, named Friday to the U.S. Collegiate Selects roster for the Spengler Cup, led the team with 11 shots across the two games.

Game recaps

• Western Michigan Game Recap: vs. Colorado College (Nov. 13)
• Western Michigan Game Recap: vs. Colorado College (Nov. 14)

Sources

• Box score: Colorado College at Western Michigan, Nov. 14 (College Hockey News)
• Box score: Colorado College at Western Michigan, Nov. 13 (College Hockey News)
• No. 12 Tigers Fall Late in Overtime to No. 6 WMU (Colorado College Athletics)
• Hockey Ranked #6/6 in National Polls (Western Michigan Athletics)