The puck did not leave Minnesota’s zone. Twenty-four seconds later, the Wolverines scored a game-winning goal at 3:23. T.J. Hughes corralled an errant pass on the left flank before button-hooking back toward the action and zipping a seam pass through the heart of the zone and onto the tape of Edwards, who launched a one-timer […]
The puck did not leave Minnesota’s zone. Twenty-four seconds later, the Wolverines scored a game-winning goal at 3:23. T.J. Hughes corralled an errant pass on the left flank before button-hooking back toward the action and zipping a seam pass through the heart of the zone and onto the tape of Edwards, who launched a one-timer into the yawning cage. The goal was verified following a late challenge by the Gophers.» Ethan Edwards scored the game-winning goal on the power play for his 15th career tally.
» T.J. Hughes had two assists to extend his point streak to 14 games, the longest in the nation.
» Tyler Duke notched two assists to continue a strong run that began with a goal at Little Caesars Arena.
Minutes later, Korpi made a pair of saves at the other end of the ice with his pad to deny a breakaway opportunity and its subsequent rebound attempt after a U-M defender fell in the neutral zone to create the chance.
The visitors appeared to capitalize off a costly turnover deep in the U-M zone to double their lead, but a challenge by the Michigan coaching staff resulted in the goal being overturned for the play being offside to keep the score at 1-0 Minnesota.
All night, Michigan did a good job of creating traffic in front of the net, and the consistent effort paid off late in the frame when Garrett Schifsky forced a shot between the left post and the goalie’s equipment to cap off the push and tie the game at 1-1 with 3:07 left in the second. Hughes picked up the primary assist to extend his point streak to 14 games, the longest in the nation, while Tyler Duke notched the secondary helper.
The Gophers (21-7-3, 12-5-2 Big Ten) started a second run on the power play at 3:52 of the second period, but a stout penalty-killing effort preserved the tie. With the teams back competing at full strength, Minnesota finally opened the scoring at 7:20 off a slick cross-crease pass to take a 1-0 lead.
The victory marked U-M’s sixth in overtime this season, the most for a Wolverines team since the 1998 national champions won seven in extra time, including the national title game.
Freshman goaltender Cameron Korpi started for Michigan and made 16 saves while performing admirably against the Gophers for just over half of the game. The youngster exited the game during the second period’s media timeout following an earlier collision. Veteran Logan Stein entered and finished the night with 18 saves on 19 shots to earn his 10th victory.
U-M continued its strong play to close out the second period, and the Wolverines cashed in once more before intermission to take a 2-1 lead with 1:21 left in the middle frame when Draper redirected a shot from his perch atop the blue paint and pulled the Wolverines ahead. Duke collected his second assist of the evening for putting the shot on goal while Will Horcoff notched the second assist.
Saturday night (Feb. 15), the longtime foes will face off for the fourth and final meeting of the regular season. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network. Following the game, the program will host its annual Senior Night celebration for its two seniors and five graduate students.
Korpi exited the game following a collision that had occurred earlier in the period. Stein entered the game and was tested quickly, but kept the puck out of the net.
Michael Hage earned the second assist on Edwards’ game-winning goal.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Defenseman Ethan Edwards kicked off his Senior Weekend in style with a game-winning goal in overtime to seal a 3-2 victory for the 12th-ranked University of Michigan ice hockey team over fourth-ranked Minnesota on Friday night (Feb. 14) at Yost Ice Arena, securing a second point in the Big Ten standings.
Each side soared up and down the ice as the foes traded chances in the extra session while playing 3-on-3 until Michigan (17-12-2, 11-9-1 Big Ten) drew a penalty for hooking while driving hard to the net with 2:01 remaining to earn a man-advantage.
Back in action for the third period, Minnesota struck back with a quick shot following a faceoff win to tie it at 2-2 with 9:38 left in regulation. The rest of the period finished with neither team finding the back of the net to send the contest to overtime.
The crowd roared early when the puck crossed the goal line just over six minutes into the contest, but the play was waved off for a hand pass to nip the celebration in the bud and set the tone for a night of competitive back-and-forth action.
