U-M Hockey vs American International - NCAAT Open Thread

I would like to see the difference in shots on goal.

Well, I guess we don't have to worry about M coming out flat. I don't know that I've seen Michigan come out and dominate anyone like this all season. AIC has barely possessed the puck in our zone. Even FYS manages that sometimes

'Inside the crease'? I don't know that I've ever seen that called on us before

Just tuned in and see the 2-0 score in the 1st.  Good start.

American has some uuuuugly yellow colors.

Phew. Stupid deflection leads to a breakaway and Portillo stones it

Wow what a save

Stupid play what in the world was that. Puck bouncing everywhere. Went off Hughes back

2-1

Another post. A little sloppy on d here the last 5 minutes.

Announcers desperately trying to talk up AIC. Their goal was a puck flying through the air that went off Luke's butt. Calm down

2 pipes and 2 goals.  This should be a blowout already.  Can’t let this team believe they have a shot.

That stupid AIC goal is why everyone talks about puck luck and why it can ruin your season

Definitely not dominating AIC as much as we were in the first 10. Gotta get the next goal or AIC's gonna start believing

I don't think i'd seen this 'inside the crease' thing before today and now we've been called for it twice in the period

Seems like AIC has adjusted to our speed. Not blowing them out of the water anymore. We're still better, we're in stupid puck luck danger territory a bit. Need to get the next one

Power play to start 2nd.

Ok thank you. I cant believe the ref close to the play didn't call that. Fortunately the opposite ref got it

Gonna be effectively 1:59 of pp time to start the 2nd

2nd half of that period wasn't great. AIC started clogging up the neutral zone and we really didn't get a ton going after that

The win is there as long as they don’t make dumb mistakes. 

Feels like this pp is a big momentum swinger early this period. 3-1 and you feel good again. An AIC kill and they might start feeling uppity again

Let’s go Power!!!!

GOOOOOALLLLLL! It's been a while since we've seen the Brisson dot

PPG Brisson!!!!  3-1 U-M

SNIPE!!

Big goal to start the 2nd!

Huge goal to break up any momentum AIC had brewing

These linesmen hate dropping the puck today

I'm curious why we didn't get the primetime game given that we are the #1 overall seed.  Does anyone know why?

Nice.  Another one!

GOOOOALLLLLL! Super hero line strikes again

4-1!

Nice assist from Brisson on Goal #4