#1/1 Hockey Sure for Higher Peninsula, Collection at Northern Michigan

NOTES TO KNOW:
• Michigan State rose to No. 1 within the USCHO.com ballot and No. 1 within the USA Hockey ballot this week, up from #3/4 within the polls final week. Last season the Spartans spent 9 weeks because the consensus high crew within the nation, by no means falling beneath No. 4 till the ultimate ballot of the season.
 
• Michigan State swept then consensus No. 1-ranked Boston University on the highway final weekend by scores of 4-2 and 4-3 (OT). The Spartans improved to 5-1-1 in opposition to consensus high ranked groups below head coach Adam Nightingale and are unbeaten in opposition to No. 1 groups for the reason that 2022-23 season.
 
• Game one of many BU sequence was televised on ESPN2, drawing the best viewership of a school hockey sport on ESPN since 2018 and the fourth-highest faculty hockey viewership on ESPN all-time.
 
• Freshman Ryker Lee (1-2-3) and senior Matt Basgall (1-2-3) led the Spartans in factors final weekend. Eight completely different Spartans discovered the again of the online within the sequence. Freshmen Lee, Cayden Lindstrom, Eric Nilson and Porter Martone all scored their first collegiate objectives.
 
• Basgall was named Big Ten Third Star of the Week following his efficiency in opposition to the Terriers. The Spartan captain scored the game-winning purpose in extra time of sport two on a one-time feed from Lee after sophomore Shane Vansaghi made a game-saving play to brush the puck off the MSU purpose line. The game-winning sequence was the No. 1 play on SportsCenter’s Top 10 on Sunday, October 19.
 
• It’s the primary B1G weekly honor of Basgall’s profession and the primary of the season by a Spartan.
 
• Michigan State went 4/4 on the penalty kill in sport two in opposition to BU, stopping one of many extra extremely touted energy performs within the nation. The Spartans allowed two objectives on energy performs in sport one, with one coming late in a 6-on-4 state of affairs.
 
• Junior Trey Augustine was 2-0 in purpose for Michigan State in opposition to the Terriers, ending the weekend with a .907 save share and making a season-high 31 saves in sport two. Augustine is now 8-4-2 profession in opposition to Top 5 opponents.
 
• Michigan State ranks #16 nationally in scoring protection (2.25), #18 in scoring margin (+1.00) and #22 in scoring offense (3.25).

• Northern Michigan Athletic Director Rick Comley coached the Spartans from 2002-11 (186-140-39), profitable a nationwide title at MSU in 2007. Comley coached Michigan State head coach Adam Nightingale for 2 seasons in East Lansing.