The No. 4 Michigan hockey team does not pay mind to where it ranks among its competitors. All the Wolverines are looking for is to win as a group, be it a nonconference game or the national championship. But the numbers don’t lie. Michigan’s special-teams units are both ranked nationally, with its penalty kill ranked 14th and power play tied second , aiding the Wolverines’ early success this season, including in last weekend’s statement sweep.

Michigan returned to Ann Arbor after sealing two victories at Providence. Against a top-10 opponent on the road, the Wolverines entered the series with the odds stacked against them. Despite a series sweep against Mercyhurst the weekend before, the Friars were deemed a much stronger opponent that could create some trouble for the visitin

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