offense yeah!
Jack was nimble and was quick, just could not jump over the final…candlestick? (James Coller)
OFFENSE
|
Corsi |
House |
Possession % |
|
|
First Period |
22 | 7 | 48% |
|
Second Period |
16 | 6 | 43% |
|
Third Period |
25 | 11 | 45% |
|
Overtime |
0 | 0 | 0% (unlikely) |
|
TOTAL |
63 | 24 | 45% |
Analysis: So, watching this…it felt a lot worse. This is results-based charting, however, and this is a very big improvement. I tweeted than Michigan had games of 49 and 39 in Happy Valley last year. Getting 63 attempts with almost 40% of those coming from the House is good, especially against a puck-dominant team. I think Michigan can do fine with numbers like this (the possession isn’t great, though). Penn State has a leaky defense and an inconsistent goalie. Michigan definitely took advantage of both of those things and scored enough to give them a good enough chance to win this game. Marody had a nice snipe, Dancs took his chance well, and others had great opportunities to score. Peyton Jones played well in net for Penn State at times, and at others he was awful. All in all, if you gave me these numbers before the game, I would have taken them happily.
[After THE JUMP: defense, special teams, and odd-man rushes]
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