Michigan hockey stays hot, hammers Wisconsin 7-4

ANN ARBOR – Michigan’s hockey group scored 25 targets throughout its four-game win streak getting into Saturday.

It added seven extra whereas extending the streak to 5. The sixth-ranked Wolverines (18-9-1, 10-8 Massive Ten) scored 5 targets within the first interval and rolled to a 7-4 victory over Wisconsin at Yost Ice Enviornment, finishing a two-game sweep in opposition to the Massive Ten’s last-place group.

Michigan’s prime gamers had carried many of the scoring load throughout the win streak, however a number of of its depth gamers bought in on the motion Saturday.

Senior ahead Eric Ciccolini, who had three targets in 18 video games coming into the sport, scored two within the first 10 minutes. Senior Nick Granowicz, who had gone 20 video games with no objective earlier than scoring in Friday’s 6-2 win, added one other Saturday together with an help.

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Twelve Wolverines recorded no less than one level, however freshman ahead T.J. Hughes led the way in which with 4 (one objective, three assists).

Two of the group’s targets got here on the facility play in a recreation abound with penalties. Every group had a five-minute main penalty they usually mixed for 66 penalty minutes.

Michigan hadn’t earned a sweep in Massive Ten play till final weekend in opposition to Penn State and it’s now earned two in a row to climb right into a four-way tie for second place with No. 7 Ohio State, No. 9 PSU and No. 17 Michigan State.

The Wolverines had the Badgers on the ropes early, scoring 5 occasions within the first 13 minutes, 50 seconds to chase beginning goalie Jared Moe.

Wisconsin (10-18, 3-15) thought it pulled inside two late within the interval with a fluky objective off a deflection, however Michigan challenged for a possible main penalty on Charlie Stramel for a crosscheck to the top. The Wolverines gained a problem for the second evening in a row which negated the objective and put them on a five-minute energy play.

The ability play carried into the second interval, and Michigan cashed in. Defenseman Ethan Edwards blasted a one-timer previous Kyle McClellan from the purpose.

Granowicz’s objective prolonged the result in 5 on the 12:07 mark of the second interval. The Badgers scored twice within the first 13 minutes of the third to briefly threaten a comeback, however Michigan goalie Erik Portillo shut the door the results of the way in which, ending with 27 saves.

A pivotal sequence is on faucet for the Wolverines subsequent weekend. They journey to East Lansing on Friday earlier than dealing with the Spartans within the annual Duel within the D on Saturday at Little Caesars Enviornment.