Postgame Notes: Michigan 6, Alaska 0

Jan. 16, 2010

Alaska Series Notes

• Michigan won its 20th game at home against Alaska. The Wolverines are 20-3 at home and 38-8-0 all time against the Nanooks.

• Michigan's 6-0 win against Alaska was the largest margin of victory since Jan. 11, 2002, a 7-0 win at Yost.

• Michigan has never lost back-to-back games to Alaska during the 46-game history that dates back to 1987. Alaska defeated U-M 2-0 on Oct. 9, 2009 -- the season opener for each team.

Team Notes

• U-M improved to 6-4-0 at Yost Ice Arena, winning its fifth consecutive game on home ice.

• Michigan stretched its overall winning streak to a season-best four games.

• Michigan's first and second goals by Lee Moffie at 17:00 and Chris Brown at 17:27 into the first period were the fastest consecutive goals scored by Michigan this season. Brian Lebler continued the scoring at 18:23 to cap off three goals only 1:23 apart, also a season-best mark for the three fastest goals.

• With three first-period goals, the Wolverines scored three times in a period for the ninth time this season. They achieved the feat not only in consecutive games but consecutive periods. U-M concluded its 6-1 win over WMU on Jan. 9 with a three-goal outburst in the third period.

• U-M's power play has scored a goal in 12 of the past 13 games, including five straight. Michigan is 11-for-36 on the man-advantage in the last five contests.

• U-M's penalty kill was perfect (5-for-5) for the second straight game and the 13th time this season.

• The Wolverines' six-goal performance ties a season high for the second game in a row and the fifth time overall.

• U-M's defensemen contributed to five of the six goals tonight (1-4-5) and have scored at least one goal in the past three games.

• Michigan's record remains perfect (11-0-0) when leading after the first period.

• U-M is 11-2-0 when it scores first.

• Fourteen players recorded a point tonight.

Individual Notes

• Brian Hogan posted his second shutout of the season and the fifth blanking of his career by making 17 saves. Tonight was his 40th career triumph. Hogan is riding a scoreless-minutes streak of 113:56 as he has not permitted a goal since the first period against WMU on Jan. 9.

• Matt Rust set a career high for assists in a season. His 12 assists this season rank second-best on the team.

• Brian Lebler scored two goals, the first one being the 25th of his career, to tie a career high for goals in a single game. Lebler has four goals and six points in the past four games.

• David Wohlberg improved his point streak to four games (2-2-4) after tallying an assist in the third period. This ties his longest point streak, which was set earlier this season in November.

• Carl Hagelin extended his point and assist streak to five games (3-7-10) with his feed on the first goal. He has points in 10 of the last 11 games.

• Ben Winnett has two assist in back-to-back games. This is his fourth multi-point performance this season.

• Tristin Llewellyn recorded the first multiple-point game of his career at Michigan with assists in the first and second period.

• Lindsay Sparks continued to produce with a power-play goal in the third period. He has four goals and six points in the last four games.

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