Postgame Notes: #5 Michigan 6, Lake Superior State 3
10/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
Oct. 31, 2009
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE SERIES
• Michigan improves to 18-22-3 against the Lakers in Sault Ste. Marie and 57-46-6 all-time against LSSU. The Wolverines have won nine straight matchups dating back to Feb. 18, 2007. U-M's longest winning streak in the series is 10 games, which took place from March 2002 through October 2004.
TEAM NOTES
• Michigan potted three goals in both the first and third periods tonight, equaling a season high for the third and fourth times.
• U-M had its fourth perfect game on the penalty kill this season by stopping five LSSU power plays.
• U-M tied its season high by scoring a pair of power-play goals. Chris Brown and Ben Winnett each scored in the third period. U-M was 2-for-7 with the man-advantage for the game.
PLAYER NOTABLES
• Matt Rust has a point in a career-best five straight games. He had a goal and an assist tonight to give him 4-4-8 totals during the run. Rust leads U-M in points (8) and is tied with Chris Brown for first in goals (4).
• Chris Brown tied his career high with two goals tonight. He also had two tallies at Alaska-Anchorage on Oct. 10. The first of Brown's two tallies tonight proved to be his first career game-winning goal.
• Ben Winnett registered the first multi-point and multi-goal game of his career with two tallies tonight.
• Chris Summers has assists (4) in three straight games. The captain leads the team in assists (5) and U-M defensemen in points (0-5-5).
