Entering its game on Saturday night, the Michigan men’s ice hockey team had lost three straight games. To make matters worse, it hadn’t even scored a goal in any of those games, being outscored 12-0 during that stretch
On Friday night, the Wolverines kicked off their weekend series against an unranked Wisconsin team by losing 4-0. Looking to salvage the series on Saturday night and ultimately prevent a four-game losing streak before the winter break, Michigan had no choice but to bring its A-game.
Michigan showed to be the more aggressive team in the first period, occupying the Wisconsin zone regularly and getting to the net for 14 shots on goal compared to Wisconsin’s six.