OXFORD — On Thursday night, with temperatures dipping into single digits, members of the Miami (Ohio) student section camped in tents outside of the Goggin Ice Center. The students were vying for the best seat for the biggest series of the season — the No. 9 Michigan hockey team was in town.

The 13th-ranked RedHawks, entered the game boasting a roster headlined by the top two scorers in the nation — Andy Miele and Carter Camper with 49 and 46 points, respectively. And the prolific offense didn't disappoint the fans at Cady Arena, as both Camper and Miele scored in the contest, leading Miami to a 4-2 victory on Friday.

The chilly fans witnessed a thriller, which saw three lead changes and three ties.

It was the Wolverines who dominated the opening period of play, outshooting Miami by a tally of 16-6. The lone goal of the period belonged to Michigan.

Sophomore forward A.J. Treais, celebrating his 20th birthday on Friday, capitalized first — the birthday boy took a feed from freshman forward Luke Moffatt and tapped it behind Miami goaltender Cody Reichard at the 12:55 mark.

Michigan (14-6-1-0 CCHA, 17-8-4 overall) held a 13-0-3 record after striking for the first goal this season, but the RedHawks came rumbling back. After being outperformed in the opening 20 minutes, it was their power play unit that paid dividends early in the second period.

The Michigan penalty kill was dealt the tough hand of facing the CCHA-leading RedHawks' power play and its 24.8-percent scoring clip. Miami (12-7-4-2, 15-9-5) was given seven man-advantage opportunities and scored twice, including the game-tying goals in both the second and third periods.

The Wolverines were in the box on five occasions during the second frame, leading to 14 Miami shots, including the Camper goal six minutes into the period.

With the home crowd roaring, Treais took the matters into his own hands again. After a Miami turnover in the neutral zone, Treais cut across the blue line to evade an offsides call, and took a wrist shot from a step inside the offensive zone. The puck surprised and handcuffed Reichard, beating him high above his shoulder, giving Michigan a lead it wouldn't relinquish until midway through the final period.

Michigan coach Red Berenson was visibly disappointed in his defensive unit's performance in the past two weekends against Alaska and Michigan State, but the Wolverines couldn't shut down the most dangerous offense in the league.

After Miele tied the game at two with a power play goal early in the third period, Michigan couldn't find its legs. The RedHawks scored twice in the final 10 minutes, including an empty-net goal to take the opener, 4-2, and pull to within one point of Michigan for second place in the conference.