OXFORD — For the first time in nearly three years, the Michigan hockey team was swept on the road.

Ranked ninth entering the weekend, the Wolverines mustered just one goal against No. 7 Miami (Ohio) in six periods, losing 2-1 Saturday after being shutout the night before.

Michigan hadn’t been swept on the road since it played the RedHawks in December 2005.

Miami’s late first-period and early second-frame scores were enough to send the Wolverines home with their six loss of the year, which matches their total from last season. Michigan’s only goal on the weekend came from defenseman Chris Summers in a second-period power play on a slap shot from the left point.

Both goalies came up with great saves throughout the low-scoring game. Sophomore goalie Bryan Hogan tallied a career-high 32 saves in his first loss of the year, and just Michigan’s second Saturday defeat. Miami freshman goalie Connor Knapp notched 25 saves.

The first period — shot wise — was a reversal of Friday night. In the series opener, Michigan peppered Miami’s defense with six shots in the opening few minutes. Saturday, Knapp didn’t have to make a save until nearly four minutes in off top-line center Louie Caporusso’s shot from the bottom left circle. The Wolverines had just two shots on goal halfway through the frame, which was a combination of some solid RedHawk shot blocks and lack of opportunities for Michigan’s forwards.

Miami, on the other end, kept Hogan busy with 13 first-period shots, the last of which sophomore center Carter Camper slammed home from right in front of the net with 84 seconds remaining in the frame. The score, technically even-handed, came as senior Brandon Naurato was skating out of the box for a penalty he was serving for sophomore center Matt Rust.

The cause of the offensive disparity was the penalties each team took. The Wolverines had to kill off Rust’s five-minute major, which included 62 seconds of 5-on-3 play, with 6:29 remaining. It was the second consecutive night Michigan faced a two-man disadvantage, but both were killed.

While killing the penalty, senior forward Travis Turnbull intercepted RedHawk sophomore Andy Miele’s pass to senior defenseman Kevin Roeder for a great breakaway chance. Turnbull went forehand to backhand but was stuffed by Knapp’s right leg pad, leaving Turnbull visibly frustrated.

More importantly, Rust was also called for a game misconduct and sent off the ice early as a result. Sophomore Ben Winnett got into a shoving battle along Michigan’s defensive boards while fighting for a puck, and as the back-and-forth escalated, Rust jumped into the mix, prompting a checking-from-behind call and the misconduct. Turnbull replaced him as third line center.

The frame closed with Michigan just missing a game-tying shot. With less than 10 seconds remaining, sophomore Carl Hagelin hit Naurato off a left-circle faceoff as Naurato crashed the net. But the senior missed top left and the Wolverines entered the break still down 1-0.

Once the second period began, Miami didn’t waste nearly as much time before capitalizing on its significant 13-4 shot advantage. Less than three minutes in, RedHawk left wing Tommy Wingels, who assisted Miami’s first goal, fired a one-timer from the left circle past Hogan after an icing call against the Wolverines prevented a line change.

But 12 minutes later, Michigan’s offense finally managed an answer to the RedHawk defense that had shutout the Wolverines for four consecutive periods. Michigan, on the power play after Caporusso was slashed, scored on acting captain Chris Summers’s slap shot from the left point. Freshman defenseman Greg Pateryn fed him from the right before Summers stunned Knapp top right glove side to make it a one-goal game.

The Wolverines had a huge opportunity to tie the game less than two minutes later, but were unable to capitalize with a 5-on-3 man advantage for 1:25. Michigan cycled the puck slowly and consequently was unable to catch the RedHawk penalty kill out of position for a strong chance on goal.

Once again, the Wolverines went into the intermission down one.

Michigan came out of the break firing with 10 shots just halfway through the period, nearly doubling its total up to that point. The Wolverines even had another power-play opportunity, but were unable to capitalize on the holding call against Roeder.