DEARBORN, Mich. – The University of Michigan Dearborn men's hockey team took on the Lawrence Tech Blue Devils in game two of the weekend home- home series on Saturday night at the UM-Dearborn Ice Arena. The game was filled with penalties as the teams combined for a total of 28 infractions. The Wolverines would unfortunately drop one with a final score of 4-3 in a shootout.
The first period was defensive filled as both teams would throw shot after shot on the goalies however neither team could find the back of the net in the first. However, in the second period the Wolverines would come out hot and fire on all cylinders, scoring the first goal of the game from Brenden Paden giving the Wolverines a 1-0 lead. But, this wasn't the end as the Wolverines would go on and score two more goals, both on the powerplay. The first one coming from Bailey Byrd which found the top corner, while the second one coming from Caleb Cathcart. The Wolverines would end the second with a three goal lead, however the Blue Devils had something to say about that.
Lawrence Tech would come out hot, scoring three unanswered goals in the third tying the game at 3. The last goal came from a six on five advantage after pulling their goalie and tying it up with two minutes left in the game. In overtime both teams had their chances but both goalies shut down what could have been. The game would end in a shoot-out as LTU scored the only goal during the shootout,
The Wolverines return to action against Davenport University, Thursday, January 30th at the UM-Dearborn Ice Arena.