{"id":147819,"date":"2024-04-13T22:38:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T03:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=147819"},"modified":"2024-04-13T22:41:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T03:41:08","slug":"a-spectacular-save-was-only-the-start-of-a-massive-3rd-period-for-denvers-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2024\/04\/13\/a-spectacular-save-was-only-the-start-of-a-massive-3rd-period-for-denvers-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"A spectacular save was only the start of a massive 3rd period for Denver’s Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Denver goalie Matt Davis starts to move to his right to stop a shot by Boston College’s Ryan Leonard, right, in the third period on Saturday (photo: Jim Rosvold).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ST. PAUL, Minn. — In Saturday’s 2-0 national championship win for Denver, most outstanding player Matt Davis made 35 saves. Many of them were great.<\/p>\n

One was spectacular.<\/p>\n

On the power play, Boston College freshman Gabe Perreault found an open Ryan Leonard on the left side and fed the puck across the crease.<\/p>\n

“I just saw the puck go back door again,” Davis said. “I was like, uh-oh, and I dove over and made the save.”<\/p>\n

Davis kept what seemed a sure goal out of a gaping net, preserving a two-goal lead for the Pioneers in a third period that saw Boston College pepper the net with 23 shots.<\/p>\n

Davis caught the replay of the goal on the big center-ice video board as he caught his breath.<\/p>\n

“I just saw it on the jumbotron,” Davis said. “I just thought, sweet. Like, as long as it’s not in the back of the net, that’s sweet.”<\/p>\n

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“MATT DAVIS IS OUT OF HIS MIND!!!!”<\/p>\n

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