Michigan State fell to Wisconsin in one of two overtime games in East Lansing Saturday night and in a contest that also remained physical from the drop of the puck.
This was freshman goaltender Drew DeRidder’s second consecutive game starting for the team as opposed to junior John Lethemon.
Michigan State ice hockey unit dominated Wisconsin Friday night at Munn Ice Arena, commanding a 4-1 victory over the Badgers.
Michigan State (9-13-4, 5-8-3 Big Ten) prepares to face Wisconsin (9-11-4, 5-5-4 Big Ten) in their second-to-last home stand this season.
Michigan State (9-12-3, 5-7-2 Big Ten) enters another important weekend in Big Ten play, as they travel to South Bend to face 11th-ranked Notre Dame (13-8-2, 6-6-1 Big Ten).
There was a noticeable difference in the sentiment among the Spartan locker room on Sunday.
After assisting his team in winning the two-game series against Minnesota this past weekend, sophomore forward Mitchell Lewandowski is named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week on Tuesday.
Michigan State hockey (9-12-3, 5-7-2 Big Ten) completed its first sweep since Oct. 27, defeating Minnesota (9-10-4, 6-5-3 Big Ten) 5-3 Sunday night at Munn Ice Arena.
After defeating Minnesota 5-3 on Saturday night, the Spartans would take advantage of the extra man advantage to hold the lead.
Michigan State hockey (8-12-3, 4-7-2 Big Ten) defeated Minnesota (9-9-4, 6-4-3 Big Ten) 5-3 at Munn Ice Arena Saturday night.
Michigan State looks to gain ground in the conference standings as a hot Minnesota squad comes to East Lansing for a two-game set beginning Saturday.
After helping the Spartans to a split at then-No. 11 Penn State last Saturday, junior forward, Taro Hirose, was named the Big Ten Third Star of the Week on Tuesday.
The Spartans’ performance mirrored that of Penn State’s Friday, as MSU struck first and never trailed throughout the contest.
The Spartans were caught trailing the majority of the contest, as the Nittany Lions secured a 4-2 victory at the front end of a two-game home stand against the Spartans.
Michigan State ice hockey travels to No. 9 Penn State in back-to-back away games this weekend for the first matchup of the season.
The Buckeyes would come out on top to continue their win streak at Munn Ice Arena and defeated the Spartans 6-0.
With 47 seconds remaining in the third period, freshman defenseman Dennis Cesana took his shot from the center of the blue line to put the Spartans back in the game to tie the No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes.
A tournament championship may not have been at stake but a matchup between two in-state rivals quickly heated up on Saturday.
The freshman’s key game-tying third-period goal and a well-executed defensive effort helped overcome three straight goals from the Lakers, but MSU fell short at Little Caesars Arena, 4-3.
Michigan State ice hockey improved to 6-7 as they edged out a 4-3 victory against Michigan at Munn Ice Arena Friday night.