Michigan
1-2-0
New Hampshire
1-2-0
Two-Goal Second Period Carries U-M Past UNH
10/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
Oct. 18, 2014
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| Copp, Racine, Martin
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Yost Ice Arena)
Score: #10 Michigan 2, New Hampshire 1
Records: U-M (1-2-0), UNH (1-2-0)
Attendance: 5,371
Next U-M Event: Friday, Oct. 24 -- vs. UMass-Lowell (Lowell, Mass.), 7 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's ice hockey team (No. 10 USA Today, No. 10 USCHO) used a two-goal second period to pick up its first win of the season, a 2-1 triumph over New Hampshire on Saturday night (Oct. 18) inside Yost Ice Arena.
Steve Racine (Williamsville, N.Y.) stopped 31 shots in his first start of the year, while Michael Downing (Canton, Mich.) and Cutler Martin (East Lansing, Mich.) each scored their first goals of the season within the first two minutes of the second period to give the Wolverines a 2-0 lead. For Martin, the goal is the first of his career as a Wolverine.
The two teams played a scoreless first period, as the Wolverines outshot the Wildcats, 9-7. Michigan had its best chance to score on a power play midway through the frame, but Tyler Motte (St. Clair, Mich.) could not get the puck on the net after Andrew Copp (Ann Arbor, Mich.) found him open in the slot.
The Wolverines did not take long to score once the second period began, as Downing powered a slap shot past the goalie just 28 seconds in. Less than two minutes later, Martin scored when his shot deflected off a UNH player and into the net, giving Michigan a 2-0 lead with 18:09 to play in the second frame.
Later, Dexter Dancs (Vancouver, B.C.) almost gave the Wolverines a three-goal lead, but his shot off a rebound slid just wide of the net. With 5:35 left in the second period and Michigan on a power play, Matt Willows started a breakaway and beat Racine on his glove side. The shorthanded goal made the score 2-1 in U-M's favor heading into the second intermission.
UNH's Dylan Maller picked up a five-minute major penalty for checking from behind at the end of the second period and was subsequently ejected from the game. This gave Michigan an extended power play at the beginning of the final period, but the Wildcats held off the Wolverines.
Downing was called for interference midway through the third period, but New Hampshire did not take advantage, leaving the score at 2-1 with less than nine minutes remaining. Copp then came inches from scoring with 5:51 left in the game, but UNH goaltender Adam Clark kept the Wildcat deficit at one goal.
UNH pulled Clark with a little more than a minute left to play but could not convert with the extra attacker.
U-M outshot the Wildcats, 34-32, and won 40 of 62 faceoffs.
The Maize and Blue returns to the ice next Friday (Oct. 24) to take on UMass-Lowell in Lowell, Mass. The puck is set to drop at 7 p.m.
Contact: Jeffrey Weinstein (734) 763-4423
