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Posted on Sat, Dec 10, 2011 : 9:57 p.m.

Michigan hockey team ties Michigan State, 3-3; Spartans win shootout

By AnnArbor.com Staff

The Michigan hockey team didn’t allow Michigan State a single shot in overtime, but couldn’t score its own game-winner in a 3-3 tie Saturday night in East Lansing.

Spartan goalie Drew Palmisano made eight of his 35 saves in the scoreless five-minute overtime period and added three more stops in a shootout. Michigan State earned a point in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings when Matt Berry scored the only goal of the shootout in front of 6,886 at Munn Ice Arena.

David Wohlberg gave Michigan (9-8-3, 5-6-3-1) a 3-2 lead when he one-timed a long rebound off an Alex Guptill shot past Palmisano at 13:33 of the third period. Wohlberg has scored in four of Michigan’s last five games.

Michigan State (10-6-2, 6-5-1-1) tied the game on Lee Reimer's power-play goal less than three minutes later. That goal, following a Kevin Lynch holding penalty, came on the Spartans’ second power-play opportunity of the game. The Wolverines were 0-for-1 in extra-man chances.

“From our perspective, I thought we played a really good game. I thought we had a good chance to win that game,” Michigan coach Red Berenson said. “It was unfortunate that we took a penalty - I can’t tell you if I thought it was a good call or not - but the penalty really got them back into the game.”

Michigan goaltender Shawn Hunwick made 20 of his 32 saves while holding the Spartans scoreless in the second period. That period ended in a 2-2 tie after a Luke Moffatt goal, his first since Nov. 19 against Ohio State.

Chris Brown opened the scoring for Michigan at 6:35 of the first period, but Michigan State's Torey Krug and Chris Forfar answered for a 2-1 Spartans lead after one period.

Combined with a 4-3 win at Yost Ice Arena on Friday night, the tie gives the Wolverines a four-point weekend against the Spartans. Berenson wasn’t completely satisfied with that, even with his team snapping a seven-game winless streak in the process.

“It’s not (satisfying) when you play well enough to win, not when you have the lead in the third period and give it up,” Berenson said.

Michigan doesn’t play again until Dec. 29, when they will face Boston College in the first round of the Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Louis Arena.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Comments

V

Mon, Dec 12, 2011 : 2:05 p.m.

> Can this be right? I thought it was 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie. This would give us 3 points for the weekend while msu gets a point for the tie and another point for winning the shootout - right? The CCHA awards 3 points for a win. If the game ends in a tie before going to a shootout, both teams receive one point, and the team that wins the shootout receives an additional point, so 3 points are awarded for all games.

Wally the Wolverine

Mon, Dec 12, 2011 : 2:23 a.m.

"Combined with a 4-3 win at Yost Ice Arena on Friday night, the tie gives the Wolverines a four-point weekend against the Spartans." Can this be right? I thought it was 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie. This would give us 3 points for the weekend while msu gets a point for the tie and another point for winning the shootout - right?

GoBlue2009

Sun, Dec 11, 2011 : 3:38 p.m.

We played a great road game, and still gave this game away. Moffie handed them the tying goal with that giveaway in the slot. This team still has to learn to play better defensively. Munn had 6,886 in attendance? I thought their capacity was 6,440? I'm shocked they had that many people there, that place is as quiet as a library.

braggslaw

Sun, Dec 11, 2011 : 1:37 p.m.

Was it a tie... or did MSU lose. Confused from the headline.

GoBlue2009

Sun, Dec 11, 2011 : 3:36 p.m.

It goes down officially as a tie in the CCHA standings; that's what matters in the PWR, so officially, MSU didn't win this game. They sure celebrated for a tie, didn't they?

TFR

Sun, Dec 11, 2011 : 1:03 p.m.

Go GREEEN!