Three-Goal Second Period Lifts Wolverines to Road Win Over No. 14 Badgers - MGoBlue

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» Michael Pastujov paced the Wolverines with two goals.
» Strauss Mann made 26 saves to collect his 27th career win.
» Thomas Bordeleau tallied assists on U-M's first two goals.

Site: Madison, Wis. (LaBahn Arena)
Score: #6 Michigan 5, #14 Wisconsin 2
Records: U-M (3-0-0, 1-0-0 Big Ten), UW (2-1-0, 2-1-0 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Nov. 20 -- at Wisconsin (Madison, Wis.), 6 p.m. CST

MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan ice hockey team defeated the No. 14 Wisconsin, 5-2, on Thursday night (Nov. 19) at LaBahn Arena -- the first time the Wolverines have played in the facility.

With the game being played on the 200-foot by 90-foot ice sheet of LaBahn, U-M (3-0-0, 1-0-0 Big Ten) and its talented freshman class had a bit of extra space to work with. The teams had a feeling-out period early in the game with each side putting up three shots in the opening minutes to test the opposing netminders. Despite the pressure, neither side broke through until there was 1:10 left in the opening period. UW defenseman Josh Ess attempted to throw the puck on net, but his shot deflected off of a U-M skater's boot while he was attempting to slide into the shooting lane. With the late change of trajectory, the puck skittered over the blocker of Strauss Mann to put the Badgers ahead, 1-0, as the Wolverines fell behind for the first time this season. After a full period of play, Michigan led in shots (10-5) but trailed the Badgers (2-1-0, 2-1-0 Big Ten) by one goal.

After Michigan killed off an early hooking penalty, the next grade-A chance came with about 8:35 left in the second period when Cole Caufield was sprung for a Badgers breakaway. Caufield waited until he was just a few strides away from the blue paint to fire a wrist shot that Mann engulfed for safekeeping. At 14:38 of the second period, senior forward Michael Pastujov buried his second whack at a loose puck in the blue paint after Thomas Bordeleau set it on a platter from behind the net to knot the game at 1. Nick Granowicz also picked up an assist on Pastujov's first goal of the year.

Less than four minutes later, mobile blueliner Cam York was quarterbacking the team's first power-play opportunity of the night, when he found Bordeleau open on his left wing. The freshman forward received the pass and collapsed towards the net to draw defenders his way before sending a laser of a pass through the middle of the ice to Brendan Brisson. In his traditional spot near the right dot, Brisson wasted no time before unleashing a patented one-timer that found the back of the net for his first collegiate goal and a 2-1 U-M lead.

While it appeared the Wolverines were going to take a one-goal advantage into the locker room after 40 minutes of play, the high-powered Michigan offense had other plans. Forwards Eric Ciccolini, Matty Beniers and Kent Johnson put on a gorgeous display of cycling the puck below the goal line in the opposing end in the final minute of the frame. With time ticking down, Beniers displayed his excellent hockey sense by flipping the puck into the slot where Ciccolini was waiting to rip home the team's third goal of the game with just four seconds left in the second period for a 3-1 lead.

A little over a minute into the third period, UW senior Linus Weissbach scored on a power play, when his shot went off Mann's shoulder and the post before entering the net. Caufield picked up an assist on the Wisconsin goal that cut the deficit to 3-2.

On the power play searching for a response a few minutes later, U-M kept possession in the zone until Johnny Beecher sprung free in the slot and recorded his first goal of the season 3:58 into the third to give Michigan a 4-2 lead. Linemate Jimmy Lambert received the puck along the boards behind the net from Brisson before making a beautiful pass, with his back to the play, right onto Beecher's tape. As quickly as he got the puck, it was deposited into the back of the net.

When the UW goaltender went to the bench with 1:40 remaining in regulation to gain an extra attacker, Michigan's hungry offensive attack stayed on-task. Shortly thereafter, Pastujov intercepted a pass in the neutral zone, walked in on the empty net and buried the puck with one minute showing on the clock to push the Wolverine lead to 5-2. Nolan Moyle added an assist on the closeout goal, which secured Pastujov's first multi-goal game since Feb. 8, 2019, when he accomplished the feat in a 5-3 victory over Michigan State. U-M has now won six straight games dating back to last season as well as four straight over the Badgers.

Mann stopped 26 of the 28 shots he faced to pick up his third win of the season, while Brisson earned two assists on the night.

The Wolverines and Badgers will finish off their early-season twin bill on Friday night (Nov. 20) at LaBahm Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. CST, and the game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Detroit and Big Ten Network Plus.

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