The University of Michigan hockey team destroyed Michigan State last night, again dominating in shots but this time dominating in goals. They scored the first three goals of the game--from Tim Miller to break a year-long drought, from Aaron Palushaj, and from Brandon Naurato--and then let State back into it in the second period, with Sauer allowing a bad backhand shot from Chris Mueller and State getting a power play goal from Tim Kennedy. Max Pacioretty extended Michigan's lead back to two with a deflected shot in front of Lerg at the end of the second period; Tim Miller sealed the win with an easy empty-netter in the last minute of the game.
Great win for the Wolverines, and especially for the freshmen. Berenson mentioned in his Free Press
interview that the freshmen often don't really have a great understanding of the rivalry, and Michigan has a very young team this year. (This is the first time since 1998, incidentally, that Michigan has had two 30-point freshmen. Michigan won the NCAA title that year.)
We also knocked Spartina out of contention for the CCHA title and put ourselves in great position against Miami: we just have to make sure we win one or tie two against Ferris State.
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