Key Highlights
- 9 in Columbus, Ohio. The Spartans scored three goals in 23 seconds in the opening frame, starting with freshman Cayden Lindstrom setting up fellow first-year forward Anthony Romani for the first score.
- From there, MSU's top line added two more, with freshman Porter Martone and senior forward Charlie Stramel finding the back of the net. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMartone would add his second goal of the game late in the first period on the man advantage to put the Spartans up four through 20 minutes. OSU scored the lone goal of the second period, then cut the deficit to just two early in the third.
- But a pair of OSU penalties gave MSU would get a lengthy 5-on-3 opportunity and the Spartans capitalized.
- Stramel rocketed a one-timer past OSU goaltender Sam Hillebrandt, who replaced starter Kristoffer Eberly after the first period, to restore a three-goal lead at 5-2. Freshman forward Ryker Lee would score later in the third on a nifty play in front of the net to make it a 6-2 final.
- MSU goaltender Trey Augustine stopped 30 of 32 OSU shots, while Hillebrandt made 14 saves in two periods. Senior forward Daniel Russell added three assists, while Martone and defenseman Matt Basgall each had two helpers.