Notes & Quotes: #14 Michigan 5, Michigan State 3
12/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
Intrastate Rivalry:
Michigan is 130-118-18 all-time against Michigan State. In East Lansing, U-M improves to 42-58-8. U-M's last road win against the Spartans was Nov. 18, 2004 (4-2).
The Wolverines achieved their first weekend sweep of the Spartans since Nov. 18 and 20, 2004, when U-M won 4-2 in East Lansing and then 5-4 in Ann Arbor.
The Maize and Blue is riding its first three-game winning streak over MSU since the 1995-96 season, when U-M won four consecutive games from Dec. 30, 1995, through March 15, 1996.
Multi-Point Games:
Travis Turnbull set a career high with his first career hat trick. His first two goals were on the power play, while his third tally was an empty netter. His previous high of two goals was set vs. Northern Michigan on March 21, 2008. Turnbull entered the game with just one goal this year.
David Wohlberg set career highs for assists (3) and points (3).
Offense:
Travis Turnbull has three goals and three assists over the last four games.
David Wohlberg has a 2-3-5 line in the last two games and 4-3-7 totals in the last four outings.
Louie Caporusso notched his second game-winning goal of the season. His marker at 18:24 of the third period broke a 3-3 tie.
Freshmen defensemen Greg Pateryn and Brandon Burlon each have points in back-to-back games for the first time of their careers. Pateryn had an assist in each of the MSU games. Burlon had a goal -- the first of his career -- and an assist on Dec. 5 vs. MSU before tallying an assist tonight.
Michigan scored three times in the third period to tie its season high for goals in a period for the eighth time. U-M had three goals in both the second and third periods last night.
Special Teams:
Michigan snapped a 0-for-17 power-play drought that included parts of five games, dating back to the second period at Miami on Nov. 22. Travis Turnbull scored back-to-back power-play goals at 15:16 and 16:06 of the second period.
U-M posted multiple power-play goals in a game for the fifth time this season. Michigan was 2-for-4 with the man-advantage tonight.
Notables:
When leading after two periods, the Wolverines are 8-1-0.
Each team had a single player record a pair of goals less than a minute apart. Travis Turnbull scored power-play goals at 15:16 and 16:06 in the second period. MSU's Dustin Gazley scored at 1:07 and 1:37 of the third period. Furthermore, U-M had another set of two goals less than 60 seconds apart. Carl Hagelin tied the game at 3-3 at 17:31 of the third period and Louie Caporusso put U-M ahead for good at 18:24.
Michigan has allowed just three first-period goals in its last 12 games.
Red Berenson won the 655th game of his career to tie Jeff Sauer (Colorado College, Wisconsin) for seventh place on the NCAA hockey all-time coaching wins list. Berenson has a career record of 655-304-68 (.670).
Michigan secured its third weekend sweep of the season with its two victories vs. MSU. U-M's last sweep came over a month ago when it beat Ohio State on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at Yost Ice Arena. The Wolverines also swept two games at Yost against St. Lawrence to open the season Oct. 10-11.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Red Berenson
Opening statement... "Well, it was amazing how goals came in spurts. There were two goals, two goals and two goals. It was just that kind of a game. I'm not sure whether it was the bounces or the breaks. We had the lead and then all of a sudden they scored twice, and they had the lead. Then, near the end, bang-bang, we get two goals. I think it was a game of bounces and breaks. They got a little bit of a break on their tying goal when [Bryan] Hogan mishandled it and then the next shift they went down three-on-one and scored. We took advantage of a couple of our opportunities to make good plays and finish our chances. We had a little bit of luck, but we'll take it. It has been a long time since we had our way with this team in two games, whether it was here or at our place. It was a good weekend for us."
On rallying late in the third period "We've got confidence. Our guys know they can play well. They are believing in each other and you can see it. I think the momentum started to go our way in the last seven or eight minutes. I don't know what it was, but we were mounting and attacking those [final] minutes."
On Travis Turnbull's three goals... "He was on the power play and they worked hard on the power play. I can't tell you they were anything but broken plays, and he got credit for them. He worked hard all night, and when you do that, you end up getting rewarded."
On the play of goalie Bryan Hogan... "Hogan's got the winning record right now, and I think he's getting the benefit of our best games -- the best offense. But I think Billy Sauer can play just as well. I mean, I had to go with Hogan again tonight just based on his winning record. We haven't won a game here since 2004 when Al Montoya was in goal, so when you look at everything you have to go with Hogan."
Michigan Sophomore Forward Louie Caporusso
On how Michigan reacted in the third period... "We just had to stick to our game plan, not lose our focus, and believe we could get it done."
On finding offensive consistency... "I think we're still playing consistently even when things aren't going well for us. I think we're sticking to the game plan and all of the guys are going hard."
On his game-winning goal... "I saw the puck around the blue line and I kind of cheated a bit staying in the zone. I saw Aaron (Palushaj) with the puck and he made a great pass to (David) Wohlberg. I just tried to stay open and put in the open cage."
On finding team confidence... "I think we are very confident. Anytime you come back to win in the last four minutes of the game, that definitely helps your confidence. Hopefully, we'll take it all to the GLI and have a good break here."
Michigan Senior Forward Travis Turnbull
On his hat trick... "I was just working hard out there. I've had a lot of chances this year and the puck hasn't really been going in for me. I guess some nights you get the bounces and tonight was that night."
On Michigan's power play... "When you have chances on the power play you have to capitalize. I might have been the one that put it in the net, but everyone was working hard and everyone contributed."
