Bad Offense

Oh, what a night…for Tony Calderone and his FOUR tallies [JD Scott]

OFFENSE

	Corsi	House	Possession %
First Period	6	2	19%
Second Period	10	8	43%
Third Period	12	6	29%
Overtime	n/a	n/a	n/a
TOTAL	28	16	29%

Analysis: This is by far the worst even-strength performance of the year. A lot can probably be attributed to the defense, but Michigan just could not keep the puck at all. They did generate some good looks when they could get it; Hayton did not come close to stealing this game. A bit of a spoiler, but if not for Michigan’s power play, they get absolutely run out of their own rink. Hughes did create some nice looks and Calderone was able to finish a garbage goal (his fourth!) midway through the third period, and Michigan hung on after that.

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Five point weekend for Ol’ Dex (Patrick Barron)

OFFENSE

	Corsi	House	Possession %
First Period	5	4	31%
Second Period	24	10	51%
Third Period	13	5	34%
Overtime	n/a	n/a	n/a
TOTAL	42	19	42%

Analysis: Michigan’s offense in this game resembled last season’s offense. Five and 13 attempts in the first and third periods, respectively. Not awesome. They scored goals because Peyton Jones kinda sucks. Also, Penn State had some terrible giveaways. Give Michigan credit, they took advantage of what Penn State gave them. There is a lot to be said for that, but aside from a bluster in the middle of the second period, Michigan was doing more chasing of the puck. They did manage to get quite of a few good looks– 45% of their attempts came from the House, so when they shot the puck, they were generally in quality positions to do so. Some of the lack of shots is probably related to the avalanche of penalty minutes that they had to kill...more on that later.

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