HOUGHTON, Mich.<\/b> — Looking to extend its season-opening winning streak to six, Michigan Tech used the power play effectively to do just that, defeating visiting Michigan 6-2 on Saturday night. <\/p>\n
The Huskies struck four times on the man advantage to get the victory and beat the Wolverines in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,466 for the second straight night.<\/p>\n
Alex Petan and co-captain Blake Pietila each notched a power-play goal and two assists in the contest for MTU.<\/p>\n
“We were trying to be relaxed out there,” said Petan. “We kind of fed off of what they were doing and we switched it up just a little bit.”<\/p>\n
The Wolverines (2-5-0 overall) jumped on the Huskies early when Zach Hyman got a shot right off a faceoff to Jamie Phillips’ left. Phillips made the stop, one of his 26 for the night.<\/p>\n
“Any time you get a team like the University of Michigan and find a way to win two games it’s huge,” said MTU coach Mel Pearson. “I feel great for our players and so happy for our fans.”<\/p>\n
Alex Kile had a golden opportunity to give the Wolverines the lead when he skated through the slot and deked to his backhand. Phillips matched his movement, however, to make the stop.<\/p>\n
The Huskies broke the scoreless tie and gained the game’s momentum when Tanner Kero intercepted a pass across the offensive blueline by the Wolverines’ defense. Skating in alone from his own blue line, Kero shot the puck through Steve Racine’s legs and in at 4:15.<\/p>\n
“We didn’t give up as many Grade A chances,” said Wolverines’ coach Red Berenson. “But their first scoring chance was a breakaway. It’s pretty hard to say we got off to a better start.”<\/p>\n
Tyler Heinonen extended the Huskies’ lead at 7:19 on the power play. Alex Gillies fed Blake Hietala in front the net. Hietala backhanded the puck to Heinonen, who buried the puck in the open goal.<\/p>\n
Michigan captain Andrew Copp cut the Huskies’ lead in half on a three-on-two play two minutes later. Copp took a drop pass from Tyler Motte and fired a wrist shot that beat Phillips over the shoulder.<\/p>\n
David Johnstone regained the Huskies’ two-goal lead at 14:28 after Dylan Larkin was whistled for tripping. Johnstone took a pass from Pietila and blasted a slap shot over Racine’s right shoulder. The goal stood as the game-winner.<\/p>\n
“It’s been a great ride so far,” said Pietila. “We kind of set a tone for how we are going to play at home the rest of the year. We beat a real good hockey team in two games.”<\/p>\n
The Huskies (6-0-0) scored their third consecutive power-play goal 7:50 into the second period when Pietila got a pass in the high slot from Petan. Pietila quickly turned and fired a shot pass Racine from the slot.<\/p>\n
Petan made it four consecutive man-advantage goals when he blasted a slap shot from the right point past Racine at 14:54. Pietila fed the puck to Petan for the goal.<\/p>\n
That goal spelled the end of Racine’s night in net as Zach Nagelvoort replaced him at that point.<\/p>\n
The Wolverines broke the Huskies’ scoring streak when Nolan De Jong found Max Shuart on the back door just 41 seconds into the third.<\/p>\n
Phillips made his best stop of the night on Tony Calderone almost eight minutes into the period. Calderone got the pass in slot and fired a wrister, but Phillips gloved it.<\/p>\n
The Huskies regained their four-goal lead when Hietala found Brent Baltus cutting to the net. Baltus took the pass and fired a wrist shot past Nagelvoort at 9:59.<\/p>\n
Racine and Nagelvoort combined for 21 saves on the night.<\/p>\n
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