SAULT STE. MARIE - Lake Superior State set the tone for Saturday's rematch with Alabama-Huntsville when Ben Power took advantage of the turnover forced by teammate Austin McKay and scored 24 seconds into the game.

The Lakers (6-6-0) went on to score three unanswered first-period goals, out-shot the Chargers 50-25 and beat UAH 4-0. They split a sixth straight series -- a feat that has never previously happened at the beginning of a Laker hockey season.

Junior goaltender Kevin Murdock (4-4-0) stopped all 25 UAH shots to record his first career shutout.

Chris Ciotti also led LSSU by scoring two goals, including an unassisted marker at 12:40 of the first period and the Lakers' fourth goal at 12:23 of the third. Nick McParland and Zach Sternberg assisted on Ciotti's second goal. Ciotti became the third Laker this season to score two goals in a single game (the other two were Dan Radke vs. Alaska and Buddy Robinson vs. Ferris State).

LSSU's other goal came from Stephen Perfetto, who made it 3-0 at 15:02 of the first period. Kevin Czuczman and Kellan Lain drew the assists.

LSSU forced the Chargers (1-10-1) into a wide-open game Saturday after getting bogged down in the neutral zone during Friday's 2-1 loss. Throughout the weekend, the Lakers created most of their scoring chances by forcing turnovers in the Chargers' zone.

Saturday's win was LSSU's first in four home-ice attempts against the Chargers. The Lakers improved to 3-2-1 in their all-time series against UAH.

The last time LSSU totaled 50 shots on goal was during a double-overtime loss at Western Michigan on March 7, 2009. LSSU's previous three-goal opening period was Dec. 10, 2011, during a 6-3 victory over Northern Michigan.

LSSU plays host to Ohio State Nov. 23-24.

LSSU vs. UAH Boxscore