Postgame Notes: Michigan 8, Ohio State 3
12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
Dec. 5, 2014
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• Michigan is now 76-33-12 in the all-time series against Ohio State, with a 37-14-7 record at Yost Ice Arena against the Buckeyes. U-M is unbeaten in its last nine (8-0-1) against Ohio State, the longest unbeaten run in the series since the 1990s when the Wolverines went 29-0-5 against Ohio State from Jan. 26, 1990-Jan. 1, 1998.
• The Wolverines have their longest winning streak of the season at four games and have won six of the last seven, all at Yost Ice Arena.
• Three Wolverines have recorded points in each of the last four games, all Michigan victories. Tyler Motte (2G, 7A) leads the group, while Zach Hyman (3G, 4A) increased his team-leading point total to 17 (7G, 10A), matching his career-best point total from last season. Alex Kile has goals in each of the last four games and six points (5G, A) in that span.
• With six power-play goals on the season, Alex Kile now leads the nation in that category.
• Michigan matched a season high for goals (eight) and goals in a period (five). Michigan has scored eight goals three times this season (11/22/14 vs. Penn State and 10/24/14 vs. UMass-Lowell) and recorded five goals in the third period of its 8-1 win over Penn State on Nov. 22.
• The Wolverines had seven different players record multiple-point games, one shy of their season high in that category (8, 11/22/14 vs. Penn State).
• Michigan followed up a 6-0 shutout win over RPI last weekend (Nov. 29) with an 8-3 victory tonight. The last time U-M had six or more goals in consecutive games was in October 2010 when it beat RIT 7-2 (Oct. 12) and Bentley 6-3 (Oct. 19) in back-to-back home games.
• Michigan finished the night 4-for-5 on the power play, the most power-play goals it has scored in a game this season. The last time Michigan had four power-play goals was Jan. 8, 2010, at Western Michigan, a 4-3 win.
• Michigan scored all four power-play goals in the second period to put the game out of reach. The last time Michigan scored four power-play goals in a period was on March 11, 2005, in the second period of a 10-1 win over Notre Dame at Yost Ice Arena.
• Tyler Motte's four assists are a single-game high by any Wolverine this season. The last time a Michigan player recorded four assists in a game was on Feb. 13, 2009, when Aaron Palushaj had a goal and four assists against Nebraska-Omaha.
