Postgame Notes: Michigan 5, Ohio State 2
2/22/2015 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
Feb. 22, 2015
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• Michigan improved to 78-34-12 in the all-time series against Ohio State and has a 38-14-7 home record against the Buckeyes, including a four-game unbeaten streak against the Buckeyes (3-0-1) at Yost Ice Arena.
• The Wolverines improved to 10-2-0 at Yost Ice Arena this season and have won seven straight home games, their longest home winning streak since a 14-game winning streak during the 2010-11 season.
• Michigan topped the five-goal mark for the 11th time this season and improved to 11-0-0 in games with five goals or more.
• Zach Hyman had a goal and three assists to record his team-leading 13th multiple point game of the season. He leads the Big Ten with 43 points (18G, 25A). His current scoring pace (1.54 points/game) exceeds Kevin Porter's (1.47 points/game) during his Hobey Baker Award winning campaign in 2007-08. Hyman entered this season with 35 points (13G, 22A) in his first three seasons combined.
• Hyman is the first Michigan player to top 40 points in a single season since Carl Hagelin, who had 49 points (18G, 31A) in 2010-11. Hagelin was also the last Michigan player to top 25 assists in a single season.
• Dylan Larkin notched his 11th multiple-point game of the season (G, 3A) and leads all Big Ten freshmen with 37 points (12G, 26A) on the season. Larkin is No. 2 in the nation in freshman scoring and has the No. 4 overall scoring average in the nation. Larkin's points-per-game average (1.46 points/game) is No. 2 in the last 60 years among Michigan freshmen, behind only Bruno Baseotto (2.0 points/game in 1979-80).
• Michigan was a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill on Sunday night against Ohio State, marking the sixth time in the last seven games (19-for-20, 95.0%) that the Wolverines have not allowed a power-play goal. Michigan's penalty kill is now 77-for-94 (81.9%) overall on the season.
• Freshman defenseman Zach Werenski notched his second two-goal game this season and leads all Big Ten defensemen with seven goals on the season. Werenski leads U-M blueliners with 21 points (7G, 14A) on the season. Werenski is second among Big Ten defensemen in points (0.81 points/game). Werenski is on pace to near Jack Johnson's scoring record (32 points in 2005-06) for freshman defensemen at Michigan.
• Michigan has four of the top five players in Big Ten plus/minus, starting with Zach Hyman, who was +4 tonight against the Buckeyes. Hyman leads the conference at +22 and is No. 4 in the nation in plus/minus. Zach Werenski (3rd, +17), Dylan Larkin (4th, +16) and Justin Selman (5th, +13) are also among the conference leaders.
• Junior forward Justin Selman added a goal and an assist tonight and has a career-best 16 points (7G, 9A) this season, after recording 13 points (5G, 8A) in his first two years combined at Michigan.
• Cristoval 'Boo' Nieves recorded an assist in his 100th game as a Wolverine.
