Postgame Notes: Michigan 6, Minnesota 0
11/27/2009 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
Nov. 27, 2009
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Series Notes
• Michigan advances to 9-8-0 against Minnesota in the College Hockey Showcase. The Wolverines extended their winning streak to three over the Golden Gophers for the first time since a six-game winning streak from March 24, 1996, through Nov. 27, 1998.
• The Wolverines improve to 19-13-1 in College Hockey Showcase play. Michigan has the most wins (19) and best winning percentage (.591). Michigan and Minnesota entered the night tied for best winning percentage in the CHS.
• U-M moves up to 117-127-14 all-time against Minnesota and 2-4-0 at Yost Ice Arena.
• Michigan's 6-0 win over the Golden Gophers marked the largest goal differential since Nov. 26, 1993, when the Wolverines bested Minnesota 6-0 in the inaugural year of the College Hockey Showcase.
Team Notables
• The three tallies scored in the second period marked the second game in a row that U-M has posted three markers in a single period and the seventh time this season.
• The six goals from the Maize and Blue stand as the team's highest goal total at home.
• Junior left wing Carl Hagelin recorded Michigan's first shorthanded tally of the season in the second frame. The shorty was the fourth of the Swedish forward's career.
• Michigan snapped its four-game home losing streak, which had been its longest since a five-game stretch in 1988-89.
Streaks and Peaks
• Junior center Louie Caporusso improved his point streak to three games (2-3-5) with a goal and the helper on David Wohlberg's tally.
• With a goal tonight, David Wohlberg extended his point streak to three contests (1-3-4). The sophomore now has posted a point in five of his last six games (2-4-6).
• Hagelin matched his career high with the third two-goal game of his career, two of which have come against the Gophers. The Swede now leads the team with seven goals.
• Junior defenseman Chad Langlais notched his sixth assist of the year, equaling the team lead alongside Wohlberg. Langlais also leads all defensemen with six points 0-6-6.
Player Notables
• Wohlberg's gamewinner marked the fourth of his career and his first this season.
• Sophomore defenseman Brandon Burlon recorded his first goal of the season.
• Defenseman Steve Kampfer registered his first multi-assist game (2) this season.
• Junior left wing Ben Winnett's assist and marker resulted in his second multi-point game of his career.
Special Teams
• Michigan's penalty kill ranked sixth in the country with an 89.6-percent success rate entering Friday's game. The Wolverines recorded their eighth perfect game, preventing a strong Minnesota power play from scoring on all seven of its opportunities.
• With Burlon and Hagelin's power-play tallies, the Wolverines have recorded a power-play goal in three consecutive games.
