Box Score DEARBORN, Mich. – It was a back and forth battle for the first two periods as the game had three lead changes. Davenport broke the game open in the third period with four goals, two of which came in the first two minutes of the period. Phil Wendecker and Mason Bohlinger led the Panthers as each scored two goals and added an assist.

It was UM-Dearborn that struck first in the high scoring opening period. The Wolves took a 1-0 lead just 1:58 into the game. However, that was the last lead the Wolves would have. The line of Mason Bohlinger, Andrew Frank, and Alex Ostrowski notched two goals to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead. UM-Dearborn tied the game at 2-2 before Phil Wendecker blasted a slap shot that bounced straight up off the goalies shoulder and into the net.

In the second, the wolves pulled even at 3-3 on a power play goal 7:12 into the period. Later in the period Dan Zawacki scored a breakaway goal after receiving a long outlet pass from Bo Jacobs to put the Panthers up 4-3.

Davenport took a 4-3 lead into the third and quickly built on that lead. Mason Bohlinger and Travis White each scored in the opening two minutes of third to break the game open. The Wolves added one more power play goal but it was too little too late. Stephen Flood and Phil Wendecker each added a goal in the final eight minutes to give Davenport a 8-4 victory.

Matt Kaludis improved to 5-0 on the season as he picked up the win in net for the Panthers. Kaludis recorded 46 saves on 50 shots in the win. The Wolves and Panthers will meet again on Saturday at Patterson Ice Center with the puck dropping at 8:30 pm.

Post-Game Notes
Davenport is now 11-3 all-time against UM-Dearborn…with three points (2 goals, 1 assist) Mason Bohlinger now leads the team in points with 33…the Panthers are now 11-2 in conference play.

Post-Game Quotes Bill Mcsween

On teams play “It took us a couple of periods to get things going, but we came out in the third period and played a solid 20 minutes. We came out and played a lot more physical tonight.  When we play physical that generates offense for our team and we were able to capitalize. We did a good job of getting the puck deep into the zone and wore them down.  It was a much better performance than last night when we didn't play hard enough to win.  The key for us is to play physical each and every game.”