WOLVERINES FLY PAST TERRIERS, 6-2

Michigan got off to a fast and furious start and never looked back as
they completed the sweep of Boston University with a 6-2 win Saturday
night.

U-M scored by committee as six different Wolverines scored and 14
Wolverines registered a point.

The Wolverines put their first puck in the net 24 seconds into the
game, but it was waived off due to the referee blowing his whistle
before it crossed the line.

So what did the Wolverines do? Score again 18 seconds later when Ben
Winnett redirected a centering pass from Tim Miller past BU goalie
Karson Gillespie.

Just 1:43 later on their first power play of the evening, Max
Pacioretty got the puck between the circles and beat Gillespie with a
wrist shot to make it 2-0. It was the rookie's first career goal.

"It is such a relief," Patch said. "I had a feeling I was going to
get it tonight. I had a good feeling in warmups. Everyone kept saying
'give Max the puck' in practice, so I just had a feeling all day that
it was going to happen tonight."

The Terriers would cut the lead in half on the power play 1:38 into
the second period when U-M goalie Billy Sauer fumbled the puck behind
the net. Chris Higgins tapped it in front and Jason Lawrence fired it
in with Sauer out of position.

Just over four minutes later, the Wolverines would retake a two goal
lead with another power play goal. Mark Mitera hit Carl Hagelin with
a home run pass up the middle of the ice, and the freshman split the
defense and beat Gillespie with a wrist shot past the glove.

The Wolverines would blow open the game in the third period by reeling
off three more goals.

Louie Caporusso, who had been close all night, batted a rebound out of
mid-air into the net at 6:43 of the third period.

Then at 10:04, Travis Turnbull picked up the puck at center ice and
turn on the afterburners as he flew around BU defenseman Kevin Kielt
and wrapped it around Gillespie.

Four minutes later Chad Kolarik grabbed a loose puck to the right of
the BU net and slid it through traffic past Gillespie.

The Terriers Nick Bonino would give BU one finally tally with 6.5
seconds left in regulation during a scramble in front of the U-M net.

Sauer finished the game with 22 saves, while Gillespie stopped 28.
The Wolverines were 2-for-7 with the man-advantage and the Terriers
converted 1-of-4 opportunities.

"We definitely came out wanting to win," junior defenseman Mark Mitera
said. "I don't think we were expecting to score six goals, but we
were doing the little things right, so it paid off.

"Last night they took it to us off the bat and caught us off guard.
But tonight, we knew they were going to come out even harder and we
knew we had to match that, and I think we did a good job of playing
physical and taking care of the puck."

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CCHA SCORES
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at Michigan State 3, Northern Michigan 2
at Lake Superior 5, Clarkson 1
at Niagara 3, Western Michigan 1
at Ferris State 3, Notre Dame 0
at Miami 5, Nebraska-Omaha 2

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That's all for now...

Go Blue!

Jason
Michigan Hockey Net
http://MichiganHockey.net/