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THE FACEOFF
Rensselaer (6-8-1; 4-2-0 ECAC Hockey) and Michigan (6-6-0; 1-1-0 Big 10) play the second game of its two-game series in Ann Arbor. The Engineers were beaten on Friday night, 3-2.

LAST NIGHT
Michigan scored two goals within 29 seconds late in the third period to overcome a 2-1 deficit and the Wolverines held off RPI, 3-2. With the game tied at 1-1 entering the third period, Rensselaer got a goal from sophomore Riley Bourbonnais at 6:17 to take its first lead of the contest. The score stayed that way until the 16:58 mark when Tyler Motte scored his fifth of the season. Just 29 seconds later, Zach Hyman, Michigan's leading scorer, notched his sixth of the season for a 3-2 lead. Defenseman Michael Downing assisted on both goals. Alex Kile gave the home team the lead at 15:55 of the first period, but RPI battled back to tie the score when junior Milos Bubela scored on the power play at 8:45 of the second period. Senior Scott Diebold suffered the loss for RPI, making 30 saves in 58:59. He was pulled for an extra attacker with 1:01 to play in regulation, but the Engineers could not beat Michigan netminder Zach Nagelvoort a third time. He finished with 25 saves.

STREAK EXTENDED
RPI freshman Drew Melanson had an assist last night and now has a five-game point streak (1 G, 4 As).

THE SERIES
RPI and Michigan have played 11 times with the Engineers holding a 7-3-1 record. The first game was March 12, 1954, a 6-4 Rensselaer win in the NCAA Semifinals in Colorado Springs. The most recent meeting was December 29, 2009, when RPI won, 4-3, in the Great Lakes Invitational.

Date    RPI Result    Location
Mar. 12, 1954    W 6-4    Colorado Springs - NCAA Tournament Semifinals
Dec. 30, 1961    L 8-3    Troy - RPI Holiday Tournament
Dec. 30, 1966    T 6-6    Troy - RPI Holiday Tournament
Nov. 26, 1976    L 7-4    Troy
Nov. 27, 1976    W 8-7    Troy
Jan. 18, 1985    W 5-2    Troy
Jan. 19, 1985    W 5-1    Troy
Dec. 28, 1985    W 8-3    Detroit - Great Lakes Invitational Semifinals
Jan. 17, 1986    W 7-6    Ann Arbor
Jan. 18, 1986    L 11-10 (ot)    Ann Arbor
Dec. 29, 2009    W 4-3    Detroit - Great Lakes Invitatational Semifinals
Nov. 28, 2014    L 3-2    Ann Arbor