Michigan
10-2-1,6-1-1
Wisconsin
5-8-0,1-5-0
Wolverines Open Showcase with Victory at Wisconsin
11/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
MADISON, Wis. -- Opening play in the 10th annual College Hockey Showcase, the No. 8 University of Michigan ice hockey team netted four unanswered goals after falling behind 1-0 and ultimately defeated the University of Wisconsin 4-1 on Friday night (Nov. 29) at UW's Kohl Center. Four different Wolverines scored in the win as U-M extended its unbeaten streak against the Badgers to 10 games (9-0-1) and remained unblemished on the road (4-0-1) since the Showcase moved to campus sites in 1997.
Playing front of a crowd of 11,362, the largest crowd U-M has seen this season, the Wolverines opened the game by outshooting the Badgers 12-7 in the first period, then generated only eight shots to UW's 13 in the final two periods while killing off eight Wisconsin power plays in the final 40 minutes. Michigan finished the game by stopping all 10 of the Badgers' chances with the man advantage, the most power-play opportunities allowed by the Wolverines all season. U-M spent just under 19 minutes of the game shorthanded and received just under eight minutes of power play time, finishing the game 1-for-5.
| | Shouneyia's goal as time expired in the first period put U-M ahead for good. |
Michigan responded just over three minutes later at 11:57 to tie the game on the Badgers' first power play, with sophomore defenseman Eric Werner (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) netting his second shorthanded goal of the year. Senior forward Mark Mink (Livonia, Mich.) provided the key play leading to the score, feeding Werner from U-M's zone to create a 2-on-1 with Werner and sophomore forward Dwight Helminen (Brighton, Mich.). Helminen brought the puck down the right side before feeding it to Werner for a shot into an empty net before UW goalkeeper Bernd Bruckler could recover.
Late in the first period, the Badgers were whistled for a penalty with 3.3 seconds remaining when Jon Krall was called for hitting after the whistle. Michigan took just 3.3 seconds to score, with senior forward John Shouneyia (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) netting a goal as time expired. Sophomore Eric Nystrom (Syosset, N.Y.) set him up, receiving the puck in the slot after the ensuing faceoff, where he sent it toward the left side of the net for Shouneyia to tip it past Bruckler.
In the second period, the Wolverines came out and took a 3-1 lead at 4:54 when freshman forward Jeff Tambellini (Port Moody, B.C.) took a behind-the-back pass from Mink in the slot and sent the puck past the Bruckler's glove hand. Michigan added to its lead just over 10 minutes later during a 4-on-4 situation, as sophomore forward David Moss (Livonia, Mich.) took a pass from sophomore forward Jason Ryznar (Anchorage, Alaska) in front of the net and tipped it over Bruckler's glove. Freshman defenseman Danny Richmond (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) started the play in U-M's zone, tipping a pass up the ice to Moss to create a 2-on-2 situation.
Bruckler stopped 16 shots in the loss while Montoya made 19 saves to remain unbeaten on the road (2-0-1).
Michigan will conclude play in the 10th annual College Hockey Showcase on Sunday (Dec. 1) when it travels to Minneapolis, Minn., to face the defending NCAA champion and ninth-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. Faceoff is slated 2:05 p.m. CST at Marucci Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
Q U O T E S
Head Coach Red Berenson
On the game ... "Getting behind obviously is not a good sign on the road, but we came back with an important goal. The shorthanded goal by (Eric) Werner was a huge boost and that got us back in the game. We got a lucky goal at the end of the period by (John) Shouneyia, and I say lucky because there were only three or so seconds left on the clock with the faceoff. (Jeff) Tambellini's goal was a goal-scorer's goal and a big goal, and that pretty much put us in control of the game. It's a good game to come back and score the goals when you need to, because it's not like we score a lot of goals either. We knew we couldn't give up much and we had to take advantage of any chances we got."
On John Shouneyia's late first-period goal ... "The play was to bring it back to (Eric) Nystrom and Nystrom to get a shot. He (Milan Gajic) won the draw and got a shot, but the loose puck was up for grabs and then we got lucky."
On U-M's new line combinations ... "I think it was good for a lot of things. Sometimes you need to do that, and sometimes it's good for everybody. We need everyone producing and contributing, and I think we got more of that tonight."
On U-M's penalty-killing ... "It starts with goalkeeping and preparation. Our defense, I think they're getting some confidence, so there's confidence as a factor. We've got a lot of guys killing penalties now, but there were just too many penalties. That's the only thing that concerns me. It felt like we were shorthanded the whole third period. So we've got to eliminate the bad penalties. You can't kill off that many penalties and expect to win very often."
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