The Michigan Wolverines (30-9-1) advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament with a dominant 5-3 victory over American International College (22-12-3).
Michigan —the No. 1 overall seed— dispelled any notion of an upset early in the first period. At the 16:23 mark, All-Planet freshman defenseman Luke Hughes navigated through the zone and sent a pass bouncing that ultimately found the stick of Garrett Van Whyte for his first goal since December 10.
39 seconds later, Michigan struck again. Matty Beniers eluded an aggressive defender on the right side, dropped a pass off to Brendan Brisson, and Brisson fired a perfect cross-ice pass to Ethan Edwards.