In a year where his alma mater won the NCAA Division I men's hockey national title, Tyler Bozak (Denver) kept his current NHL club alive in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and in his old college town.
Bozak's goal just over three-and-a-half minutes into overtime last night in Denver lifted the St. Louis Blues to a 5-4 win over the host Colorado Avalanche. St. Louis fought back from a three-goal second-period deficit, scoring four times in the third period to force overtime after Colorado regained a late lead. The Avalanche still leads the best-of-seven second-round series, three games to two.
Bozak, 36, played two years at DU (2008, 2009), notching 26 goals and 31 assists for 57 points in 60 outings, while helping the Pioneers to two NCAA tournament berths. The Regina, Sask. native then signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent, and has 170 goals and 291 assists for 461 points in 814 career regular-season NHL games with Toronto and St. Louis.
Bozak has also recorded 13-26—39 points in 67 career Stanley Cup playoff contests. He posted five goals and 13 points in 26 postseason outings in 2019, in his first season with St. Louis, as the Blues won their first-ever Stanley Cup.
Game Six of the Blues-Avalanche series will be played Friday night at 8 p.m. ET in St. Louis.
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