Postgame Notes: Boston College 5, Michigan 1
12/13/2014 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
Dec. 13, 2014
Red Berenson now owns a 29-23-1 record in head-to-head meetings against Boston College head coach Jerry York, dating back to York's tenure at Bowling Green (1979-1994). The Wolverines fell to 12-7 in the all-time series and are 0-3 all-time at Kelley Rink. Michigan's last win at BC came on Dec. 27, 1950, an 11-2 win. U-M's four-game winning streak in the series was snapped.
Dylan Larkin scored his third goal of the season, snapping an eight-game goal-scoring drought. Larkin has points in four of his last five games with eight points (G, 7A) overall during that span.
Cristoval 'Boo' Nieves picked up an assist on Larkin's goal, marking his third straight game with a point and an assist. Nieves has 12 points (4G, 8A) in his last 12 games.
Goaltender Zach Nagelvoort picked up his second assist of the season on Larkin's goal, with his last assist coming on Nov. 29 in a 6-0 win over RPI. The last U-M goaltender to have two assists in a season was Shawn Hunwick, who recorded two assists in 2011-12.
Michigan topped 40 shots for the fifth time this season with 42 but fell to 3-2 in games with 40 or more shots. Michigan has outshot or matched the opposition in shots in nine straight games after holding a 42-29 edge on shots tonight against BC.
The Wolverines scored a power-play goal for the third straight game and are now 7-for-15 (46.7%) over the last three contests on the man advantage.
Michigan was perfect on the penalty kill (3-for-3) for the third straight game and is now 13-for-13 on the PK in that span.
The Wolverines had their longest winning streak of the season (four games) snapped but head into the Christmas break having won six of the last eight, with all of the wins at Yost Ice Arena. Michigan is 1-5 in road contests this season.