Michigan completed the sweep of Alaska with a 4-2 win at Yost Saturday
night. Senior forward Chad Kolarik led the way with a pair of goals,
while Billy Sauer made 18 stops in net.

The Wolverines' Carl Hagelin had a great scoring chance early as he
got in past the defense, but his five-hole attempt was stopped by
Alaska goalie Wylie Rogers.

But shortly thereafter, Kolarik connected at 4:57 to give U-M the
lead. Max Pacioretty dug the puck out of the right corner and fed it
to Kolarik, who skated in between the circles and tossed a backhander
past Rogers.

On the power play with 1:07 left in the period, Brandon Naurato
crashed the net and slam dunked a perfect feed from Steve Kampfer to
make it 2-0.

Early in the second period on the power play, the Wolverines had a
goal waived off during a scramble in front of the Alaska net when the
referee blew the whistle before the puck crossed the goal line.

So the Wolverines responded by scoring again seconds later when
Kolarik netted his second goal of the night.

The Nanooks would finally get one back late in the second period when
Dion Knelsen beat Sauer during a two-on-one rush.

The Wolverines would retake a three goal lead 1:48 into the third
period when Aaron Palushaj put in a centering pass by Brandon Naurato
that also went off Tim Miller.

Late in the third period Knelsen would bury a wrist shot past Sauer
during a four-on-three power play to make it 4-2, but that's as close
as the Nanooks would get.

The Wolverines travel north to Lake Superior State next weekend to
face the Lakers, and they might be doing it as the dreaded #1 team in
the nation as the current #1 Miami RedHawks split with Notre Dame.

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That's all for now...

Go Blue!

Jason
Michigan Hockey Net
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