Michigan
1-0-02-0-0 [ CCHA]
Niagara
0-1-0
Langfeld's OT Goal Lifts Michigan Over Niagara
10/16/1998 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
With 10 seconds left in the overtime, the Wolverines worked the puck down low in the Niagara zone. Mark Kosick (Victoria, B.C.) flipped a shot from the top of the goal crease to the left of Niagara goalie Greg Gardner. The shot was saved by Gardner, but the rebound came loose and Langfeld swatted the puck into the goal for his first goal of the season and 20th of his career.
The game was close throughout, with neither team able to lead by more than one goal. Niagara opened the scoring with a power-play goal by Chris MacKenzie 4:36 into the game.
The Wolverines answered at 15:28 of the opening period when freshman Mike Comrie (Edmonton, Alberta) scored the first of his two goals on the night. Comrie also added two assists for a total of four points in the game. Comrie's second goal, on a power play 13:52 into the second period, tied the game 3-3.
Mike Van Ryn (London, Ont.) gave Michigan a 2-1 lead 36 seconds into the second period with his first goal of the season and fifth of his career, but Niagara tallied goals from Colin Rows and Peter DeSantis to take a 3-2 lead. Following Comrie's second goal of the game, Niagara's Jay Kasperek scored to give the Purple Eagles a 4-3 advantage heading into the final period.
With 5:10 left in the game, senior assistant captain Bobby Hayes (Westland, Mich.) scored his first goal of the season to tie the score at 4-all. Kosick gave Michigan a 5-4 edge 1:33 later with his first goal of the season off a pass from Geoff Koch (Exeter, N.H.). Niagara's Kyle Martin knotted the score for the final time with redirection of Scott McDonald's shot from the right point with just 2:30 left in the game.
Michigan and Niagara return to action Saturday (Oct. 17) night with a 7 p.m. game at Yost Ice Arena.
GAME SUMMARY
| Goals By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | F |
| Niagara | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Michigan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
1st period
1, NGRA, Chris MacKenzie 1 (Kyle Martin) 04:36 (pp).
2, MICH, Mike Comrie 2 (Josh Langfeld, Mark Kosick) 15:28 (pp).
PENALTIES - Dale Rominski, MICH (INTERFERENCE) 03:41; Mike Isherwood, NGRA (HIGH STICKING) 06:46; Scott McDonald, NGRA (ROUGHING) 06:56; Mark Kosick, MICH (HOOKING) 10:21; Riku Suuriniemi, NGRA (ROUGHING AFTER WHISTLE) 14:07; Bobby Hayes, MICH (CHARGING) 16:39; Mikko Sivonen, NGRA (SLASHING) 18:14; Bob Gassoff, MICH (BUTT-ENDING) 18:14; Bob Gassoff, MICH (BUTT-ENDING) 18:14; Dale Rominski, MICH (TRIPPING) 18:23; Mike Isherwood, NGRA (INTERFERENCE) 18:54; Timo Makela, NGRA (TRIPPING) 19:09.
2nd period
3, MICH, Mike Van Ryn 1 (Mike Comrie) 00:36.
4, NGRA, Colin Rows 1 (Riku Suuriniemi, Peter DeSantis) 01:40 (pp).
5, NGRA, Peter DeSantis 1 (Nate Handrahan, Kyle Martin) 09:09 (pp).
6, MICH, Mike Comrie 3 (Greg Crozier, Bubba Berenzweig) 13:52 (pp).
7, NGRA, Jay Kasperek 1 (Colin Rows) 17:33.
PENALTIES - Mike Van Ryn, MICH (SLASHING) 01:04; Sean Ritchlin, MICH (HOOKING) 07:55; Peter Ricketts, NGRA (HOOKING) 09:58; Nate Handrahan, NGRA (ROUGHING) 12:47.
3rd period
8, MICH, Bobby Hayes 1 (Bill Trainor, Dale Rominski) 14:50.
9, MICH, Mark Kosick 1 (Geoff Koch) 16:23.
10, NGRA, Kyle Martin 1 (Scott McDonald, Adam Morris) 17:30.
PENALTIES - Adam Morris, NGRA (HIGH STICKING) 04:23; Chris MacKenzie, NGRA (CROSS-CHECKING) 06:06; Adam Morris, NGRA (ROUGHING) 19:21; Jeff Jillson, MICH (ROUGHING) 19:21.
OT period
11, MICH, Josh Langfeld 1 (Mike Comrie, Mark Kosick) 04:58.
PENALTIES - None.
Shots on goal: NGRA 7-5-3-1-16; MICH 15-11-21-5-52.
Power plays: NGRA 3 of 7; MICH 2 of 8.
Goalies: NGRA, Greg Gardner 0-1-0 (52 shots-46 saves); MICH, Josh Blackburn 2-0-0 (16-11).
Referee: Don Cline
Linesmen: David Kronenberg, Paul Tunison
Attendance: 6,317
Time: 2:50
QUOTES
SOPHOMORE JOSH LANGFELD
On the game-winning goal ...
"It was crazy in front of the net. We were lucky the puck went through Gardner's armpit."
COACH RED BERENSON
On expectations for this game ...
"This team (Niagara) was coming in with something to prove."
On three-on-three chances ...
"You don't see it much, but we practice it. You are able to see who can play. There is no place to hide."
On the game ...
"That was a good college game for those of you who didn't know it."
Contact: Jason Gerdom (734) 763-4423
