Two years ago, the No. 12 Michigan hockey team housed one of the top power play units in the country. Last season, the Wolverines’ special teams identity faltered as they struggled to convert. But on Saturday, Michigan’s brand of power play hockey reignited as it became the basis of its victory.

The Wolverines (2-0) relied heavily on their strong power play performance to take a commanding win over Mercyhurst (0-2), 7-0, to sweep the opening weekend series.

While Michigan took just two minutes to score the first goal in its game opener on Friday , the Wolverines ran into an unexpected roadblock early in the first period — Mercyhurst’s defiant response. Rather than finding the swift offensive production that Michigan became familiar with in the first game, the Lakers entered the compe

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