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No. 1 Michigan Sweeps Notre Dame as Starting Goalie Exits With Injury

A 7-4 finish sealed the sweep, with backup Stephen Peck steady in relief after Jack Ivankovic left with a lower-body injury.

Overview

  • Michigan won 5-2 on Friday and 7-4 on Saturday at Yost Ice Arena to improve to 18-4 overall and 9-3 in Big Ten play.
  • Jack Ivankovic was injured early in the second period Saturday when Notre Dame’s Danny Nelson slid into him, and Josh Eernisse received a five-minute major on the sequence.
  • Stephen Peck made 18 saves in his season debut to close out the win after Ivankovic departed.
  • Aidan Park scored twice in the first period, Garrett Schifsky netted two including a third-period tally, and Michael Hage and Jayden Perron each posted a goal and an assist; Nick Moldenhauer added another goal a night after a 1-goal, 1-assist opener.
  • Saturday’s game turned chippy with nine game misconducts and two major penalties, following a Friday opener defined by a second-period surge and 29 Ivankovic saves.