Postgame Notes: #10 Michigan 5, Northern Michigan 0
2/26/2011 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
Feb. 26, 2011
Series Notes
• Overall, U-M leads the series at 35-18-5.
• This weekend marked the third sweep for U-M in Marquette. Michigan is 12-6-3 all-time at NMU.
Team Notables
• U-M has won 11 CCHA regular-season titles, 10 of which have been outright. They have all come in the last 20 seasons.
• Michigan was the CCHA's best defensive squad, allowing 57 goals in 28 games. U-M and Miami had been tied, but the RedHawks gave up one goal tonight.
• U-M pushed its winning streak to a season-best six games.
• Michigan notched its seventh shorthanded goal of the season, its most since 2007-08 (8).
• The Maize and Blue allowed 16 shots on goal, the fewest this season.
• Tonight was the fourth shutout of the season for Michigan. It was the first road shutout since Jan. 17, 2009, when Billy Sauer blanked Bowling Green, 1-0.
• U-M completed the season with a 7-6-3 road record.
• Michigan's defensemen contributed three assists, improving their season line to 23 goals and 66 assists.
Player Notables
• Jon Merrill is the first rookie defenseman to reach the 20-point plateau since Jack Johnson in 2005-06. Merrill's 21 points (7-14-21) are 10th all-time by a U-M freshman defender. He had two assists today.
• Among CCHA goalies that played at least 50 percent of their team's games, Shawn Hunwick finished first in goals-against average (1.95) and save percentage (.931).
• Carl Hagelin finished fourth in the CCHA scoring race (15-22-37).
• Hagelin posted the 10th two-goal game of his career tonight. He tacked on an assist for his fifth three-point night of the season.
• Hagelin added to his team bests for power-play goals (7) and game-winning goals (6).
• Matt Rust snapped an eight-game goal drought with his tally tonight. He had two assists for the fifth three-point game of his career. He was also a team-best +3 tonight.
• Rust has two shorthanded goals this season and six for his career.
• Chris Brown extended his career-best point streak to six games with an assist (4-3-7).
• David Wohlberg tied a career best by scoring for a third straight game. He has two other three-game goal streaks.
• Scooter Vaughan had two assists for the second time in his career. He has five multi-point games this season and six for his career.
• Bryan Hogan made his first appearance since a win at Ohio State on Dec. 4, 2010. Hogan played the final six minutes tonight, making three saves. He was injured for most of December and January.
