So far this season, the No. 2 Michigan hockey team has conceded just five power play goals. On Saturday against No. 1 Denver, the Wolverines allowed two others, but they also prevented what easily could’ve been more.
After avenging last year’s Frozen Four loss Friday, Michigan had another tough task on its hands in the Wolverines’ second night against the Pioneers. And this game wasn’t made easy, with lots of penalty minutes, five-on-threes and power play goals adding to the wild evening ending in a 4-3 Michigan victory.
“There’s a lot of healthy competition right now, to be in the lineup, to be on the power play, to be on the penalty kill, to play those big important minutes,” Wolverines coach Brandon Naurato said Sept. 24. “(The players) don’t know who’s going to get those minutes, but they all want it, and they’re all tight and doing it together. So it’s been fun to be around.”…