Michigan 4, Boston College 3

Tenth-ranked Michigan kicked off the season with a 4-3 overtime win
over #2/#3 Boston College at the Ice Breaker Cup in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Wolverines blew a two-goal third period lead, only to win it in
the extra session when Boston College forward Dan Bertram tried to
clear the puck near the Eagles net only to have it go off one of his
own players and into the net. Freshman center Louie Caporusso got
credit for the game-winning goal.

Freshman Carl Hagelin put the Wolverines on the board 10:20 into the
first period on a feed from Caporusso.

The Wolverines extended their lead 9:39 into the second period when
Travis Turnbull beat Eagles netminder John Muse, but BC would cut the
lead in half with 4:03 left in the period when Ben Smith beat U-M
goalie Billy Sauer on a two-on-one.

Michigan would retake a two goal lead 7:13 into the third period when
Danny Fardig scored from Turnbull.

But just under two minutes later, Joe Whitney made it a 3-2 game when
left alone in front of the net.

The Eagles would tie the game with 6:17 left in regulation when
Caporusso lost the puck to Benn Ferriero, who put the puck past Sauer.

Then in overtime, the Eagles would cost themselves the game.

Sauer finished the game with 19 saves, while Muse had 24 saves for the Eagles.

A solid start for this young team, and they will face either Minnesota
or RPI tomorrow for the Ice Breaker championship.

The game time, however, will depend on the outcome of tonight's MN/RPI
game. Regardless of the outcome, the Gophers will play in the late
game tomorrow night. So if Minnesota wins, Michigan will face the
Gophers at 8:30 p.m. ET. If RPI wins, Michigan will face them at 5:30
p.m. ET. The game can be seen on Fox Sports North, and if anyone is
able to record a copy for me, that'd be much appreciated! If you
can't watch the game, there is a "Live audio" link at
MGoBlue.com/icehockey under the game day info at the top of the page.

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That's all for now...

Go Blue!

Jason
Michigan Hockey Net
http://MichiganHockey.net