OXFORD For 60 minutes of action in Friday night"s series opener against Miami, the Michigan hockey team showcased its offensive balance.

The Wolverines" top line of center Mike Cammalleri and forwards Eric Nystrom and Jed Ortmeyer was held to just five total shots on goal through three periods of play, while the third and fourth lines tallied 11 shots combined.

The result of Michigan"s efforts was a 2-2 tie heading into overtime.

But from that point on, the Wolverines" stars took over.

Cammalleri finally found open ice on his first shift of overtime after a pass by defenseman Andy Burnes. Cammalleri crossed the Miami blue line and snapped a wrist shot over the shoulder of the Redhawks" goalie, David Burleigh to win the game.

"We had so many rushes and so much speed, and the ice is great out there," Cammalleri said. "(Ortmeyer) and (Nystrom) are making plays out there and we are getting it to the net, but never really had the chance to bury one. We feel great out there and those are usually the nights when (the pucks) are going in like its nothing then finally in overtime (one did.)"

Michigan"s top line caught fire from there, and recorded 10 of Michigan"s 11 total points in Saturday"s 5-2 victory. The solid effort from the second, third and fourth lines combined with the spectacular performance of the Wolverines" top line sent Michigan out of the series with two wins and sent Miami searching for answers.

"They"re quality players and you have to pay special attention to them, and when you don"t they make you pay," said Miami coach Enrico Blasi of Michigan"s first line. "I think they played extremely well, all four lines we weren"t up for the challenge."

It was during the latter stages of the first period on Saturday night that Cammalleri, Nystrom and Ortmeyer truly came to life.

After Michigan defenseman Nick Martens and Miami forward Chris Knupp were each given two-minute penalties with 2:06 to go, Michigan received a 4-on-3 powerplay when forward Mike Kompon was called for hooking.

With the first line trio joined on the ice by forward John Shouneyia, it took Michigan less than a minute to record a goal.

From there, the RedHawks were on their heels.

Nystrom finished the game with four points (two goals, two assists), while Cammalleri recorded three points (two goals, one assist) and Ortmeyer tallied three assists.

"We just wanted to work hard," Ortmeyer said. "It paid off with a couple of goals we just wanted to set the tone for the whole game."

Said Nystrom: "Just lately last weekend against Ferris and this weekend we"ve really been clicking. I think that since we"ve been put together, we"ve been doing a pretty good job and complement each other."

Cammalleri has led the way all year for the Wolverines and has now totaled 24 points in just 17 games.

"He"s an unbelievable player," said Nystrom. "Anytime he has the puck, he"s a threat it"s just God-given skill that he has, and he uses it great."