MARQUETTE, Mich. -- Matt Siddall's power-play goal just :45 into the contest proved to be the game-winning goal, as Northern Michigan recorded a 1-0 victory and series split against the Michigan Tech hockey team Saturday night at the Berry Events Center. The Huskies are now 1-1, while the Wildcats improved to 1-2-1.

The Wildcats jumped out to the early 1-0 lead, but the Huskies carried a 5-3 shot advantage at the end of one period.

In a game that saw 32 penalties called, neither teams was able to light the lamp for the remainder of the evening.

Tech had two 5-on-3 opportunities -- one in the first period and one in the second stanza -- but NMU netminder Bill Zaniboni stopped all of MTU's shots en route to earning his first shutout of the season.

With just over 1:00 remaining in regulation, head coach Jamie Russell called a timeout to mount one last attack. Michigan Tech was able to win numerous faceoffs, but was unable to solve Zaniboni, which allowed the home team to pull out a hard-fought victory.

The final shot tally revealed a 22-14 advantage for the Huskies.

Northern Michigan went 1-for-10 on the power play, while Tech was scoreless on 11 power-play chances.

MTU sophomore goaltender Rob Nolan (Sherwood Park, Alberta) made 13 saves for the Huskies and Zaniboni finished with 22 saves for the Wildcats.

Michigan Tech travels to Burlington, Vt., for a two-game set against the Vermont Catamounts next Friday (Oct. 20) and Saturday (Oct. 21). Both games are set to start at 7:05 p.m.

Note: The four combined goals scored by MTU and NMU in this weekend's series marked the lowest two-game goal total registered by the Huskies and the Wildcats since the series began in the 1976-77 season.