Preview: No.4 Michigan and Michigan State hockey prepare for the 'Duel in the D'
Another weekend is another opportunity and for MSU Hockey comes another chance to put its losing skid to an end that now stands at eight games.
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Another weekend is another opportunity and for MSU Hockey comes another chance to put its losing skid to an end that now stands at eight games.
The hope coming into this weekend was the bye week could shake off the cobwebs that have laced together Michigan State’s six-game losing streak.
Minnesota sent Michigan State back to East Lansing with a pair of losses, winning 4-2 Friday night and 3-1 Saturday. MSU has now lost eight straight and has yet to win a game in 2022.
2022 has not been kind to Michigan State.
Playing the last month without fifth-year forward Mitchell Lewandowski and junior forward Griffin Loughran has not gone well for Michigan State.
The Big Ten is going to be well represented at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, with former and current players sprinkled throughout the rosters of multiple nations.
The month of January did not go as planned for Michigan State.
Michigan State had perhaps its most complete game of the year Saturday night against Ohio State. From the drop of the puck, the Spartans were the aggressors, peppering OSU freshman goalie Jakub Dobes with shots and outworking the Buckeyes in all three zones.
Michigan State got a taste of Ohio State's freshman power when the two teams first met in Columbus. The excellent OSU freshman surged Saturday evening, pushing the No. 15 Buckeyes to a 3-2 victory over Michigan State.
For the second game in a row, Michigan State was given one of the best scoring opportunities possible in hockey: a five-minute power play.
Ohio State handed Michigan State its fifth straight loss of the season, skating away with a 4-1 road victory. The Spartans have yet to secure a win in 2022.
It is 2-1 early in the third period.
Last week was a big opportunity for Michigan State hockey to set the tone on the final month and a half of the season.
With a winning record, a few sweeps and signature wins under their belt, things were looking up for the Michigan State Spartans just a couple of weeks ago.
Michigan State hockey dropped its third and fourth consecutive games this weekend with a 5-2 and 3-2 loss to Wisconsin at the Kohl Center.
After a weekend at home, Michigan State is back on the road, heading west to face off in a two-game series against Wisconsin.
When the Minnesota Golden Gophers skated off the ice in East Lansing following a two-game sweep of Michigan State this past weekend, nobody thought it would be the Minnesota goaltender’s final collegiate game.
Michigan State’s 6-3 loss and sweep at home by the visiting Minnesota Golden Gophers was a discouraging one. Both of Friday's and Saturday’s games were in the balance near the end of the second period, but both went the way in favor of the maroon and gold sweaters.
A reshuffling of the lineup was not enough for Michigan State to overcome No. 9 Minnesota, as the Golden Gophers skated away with a 6-3 victory and wrapped up a weekend sweep of the Spartans.
As the season has progressed, one thing has become increasingly clear about this Michigan State hockey team: the defenseman are a key part of the offense.