Power play struggles in opening weekendBy Gjon Juncaj
Daily Sports Writer
Even though he had a three-point weekend that included Saturday night’s unbelievable game-winning goal, scored as he was falling down, Aaron Palushaj's mind was somewhere else after the Michigan hockey team’s sweep of St. Lawrence.
As he left the ice after the Wolverines’ 5-3 victory Saturday, the sophomore forward compared the power-play unit’s opening-weekend performance with that from last year’s Ice Breaker Invitational against Boston College and Minnesota. Michigan’s extra-man attack went scoreless in nine chances then, and this year’s squad converted just once in 18 man advantages in two games against the Saints.
Off-season rust is usually the reason good teams struggle to convert scoring opportunities early in the season.
Take, for instance, the debuts of last season's other three Frozen Four participants: Boston College, Notre Dame and North Dakota. In four games this weekend, the teams tallied just three power-play goals on a combined 31 opportunities.
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