Postgame Notes: Michigan State 2, #13 Michigan 1
1/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
Jan. 30, 2015
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• With the loss, the Wolverines had their seven-game winning streak snapped; it was nation's longest active winning streak heading into tonight's contest. Michigan had also won seven straight games in Big Ten play.
• Michigan has played Michigan State a total of 53 times at Joe Louis Arena, with a 29-19-5 record in those contests. Michigan fell to 149-128-19 all-time against Michigan State.
• Dating back to Feb. 15, 1991, Michigan has played Michigan State at least once in a conference game at Joe Louis Arena every season. Michigan now has a 14-10-4 record in the 'Duel in the D' game.
• Dylan Larkin scored a power-play goal tonight and leads all Big Ten freshmen with 30 points (10G, 20A) on the season. Larkin is in the midst of an eight-game point streak (8G, 10A). He is No. 2 in the nation in freshman scoring and No. 7 in overall scoring with an average of 1.43 points/game. Larkin's points-per-game average is No. 2 in the last 60 years among Michigan freshmen, behind only Bruno Baseotto (2.0 points/game in 1979-80).
• Zach Hyman's seven-game goal-scoring streak was snapped, the longest by a Michigan student-athlete since Brendan Morrison had an eight-game goal-scoring streak during the 1995-96 season. Hyman extended his point-scoring streak to eight games (9G, 10A) with an assist on Larkin's goal. Hyman leads the Big Ten with 36 points (16G, 20A) in 23 games this season. Hyman's current scoring pace (1.57 points/game) is greater than Kevin Porter's (1.47 points/game) during his Hobey Baker Award winning campaign in 2007-08.
• Three Michigan players have point streaks of three games or more, led by Zach Hyman (eight games, 9G, 10A) and Dylan Larkin (eight games, 8G, 10A). Cristoval 'Boo' Nieves has points in three straight games (5A).
• Michigan outshot Michigan State 30-28 on the night. Michigan is fourth in the nation with an average of 34.91 shots per game and has outshot its opponents in 17 of 23 games this season, with an 11-6-0 record in those contests.
• Over the last 11 games, Michigan's power play has been on a roll, as the Wolverines lead the nation since Nov. 29 with a 42.1-percent (16-for-38) conversion rate on the man advantage. Michigan finished the night 1-for-3 on the man advantage and has scored a power-play goal in nine of the last 11 games.
