Friday, October 21
East Lansing, MI
7 pm
Michigan State University
3-2-0
3
vs
1
Long Island University
1-3-1
1
2
3
F
LIU
1
0
0
1
Michigan St.
1
2
0
3
Spartans Sink Sharks 3-1
10/21/2022 9:33:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Michigan State had a trio of first-time goal scorers on the year and limited visiting Long Island University to 15 shots on goal in a 3-1 victory on Friday night at Munn Ice Arena.
The Spartans (3-2) struck early in each of the first two periods, starting off with a Nicolas Müller score just 56 seconds into the game and David Gucciardi scored his first of the season 81 seconds into the second period. Freshman Karsen Dorwart got his first career marker later in the second for the 3-1 lead.
Dylan St. Cyr made 14 saves in the game, as the Spartans outshot their guests 30-15. Neither team scored on the power play – LIU had five chances, and MSU four. LIU blocked 18 shots on the night to MSU's 10.
The Spartans and LIU meet again on Saturday to close out the series. Game time is 6 pm.
STATISTICS OF NOTE
First Period: For the first time this season, the Spartans got on the scoreboard first – Jeremy Davidson forced a turnover at in the defensive zone and got it to Nicolas Müller, who carried it up the right wall and over the offensive blueline. Müller's shot from the top of the right circle went off the stick of the defenseman in front and past goalie Vinnie Purpura for a 1-0 lead. With the teams skating four-on-four five minutes into the period, Isaiah Fox sprung loose for a breakaway, and buried it to knot the score at 1-1. MSU outshot its visitors 11-4 in the period.
Second Period: MSU struck early in the second period, going up 2-1 on a David Gucciardi strike. Zach Dubinsky won the faceoff in the left circle back to Nash Nienhuis at the point, and he saucered it over to Gucciardi in the high slot. The sophomore's shot found its mark, and the Spartans regained the lead. Late in the period, Dylan St. Cyr made a pair of impressive saves to keep the game a one-goal affair, but MSU pushed the lead to 3-1 on the ensuing trip into the offensive zone when Karsen Dorwart and Jagger Joshua broke into the zone on a 2-on-1, and Dorwart one-timed the feed from his senior winger for his first collegiate tally.
Third Period: MSU started the period on the penalty kill and gave the Sharks another man advantage with six minutes expired on a too many men call. The Spartans had a 9-6 edge in shots in the final frame, but neither team found the back of the net. LIU pulled its goalie for the final minute-plus in an effort to pull closer, but MSU held on without allowing another goal and took the Friday night victory, 3-1.
The Spartans (3-2) struck early in each of the first two periods, starting off with a Nicolas Müller score just 56 seconds into the game and David Gucciardi scored his first of the season 81 seconds into the second period. Freshman Karsen Dorwart got his first career marker later in the second for the 3-1 lead.
Dylan St. Cyr made 14 saves in the game, as the Spartans outshot their guests 30-15. Neither team scored on the power play – LIU had five chances, and MSU four. LIU blocked 18 shots on the night to MSU's 10.
The Spartans and LIU meet again on Saturday to close out the series. Game time is 6 pm.
STATISTICS OF NOTE
- All three of MSU's goal scorers (Nicolas Müller, David Gucciardi, and Karsen Dorwart) had their first goals of the season.
- Zach Dubinsky had his first point as a Spartan, assisting on Gucciardi's second-period score.
- Daniel Russell had an assist on Karsen Dorwart's second-period goal to extend his point-scoring streak to five games to start his collegiate career.
- With his first-period goal, Nicolas Müller has five points on the year (1-4-5), one shy of his junior year total.
- For the first time in five games, the Spartans got on the scoreboard first and had goals in the first 90 seconds in both the first and second periods.
First Period: For the first time this season, the Spartans got on the scoreboard first – Jeremy Davidson forced a turnover at in the defensive zone and got it to Nicolas Müller, who carried it up the right wall and over the offensive blueline. Müller's shot from the top of the right circle went off the stick of the defenseman in front and past goalie Vinnie Purpura for a 1-0 lead. With the teams skating four-on-four five minutes into the period, Isaiah Fox sprung loose for a breakaway, and buried it to knot the score at 1-1. MSU outshot its visitors 11-4 in the period.
Second Period: MSU struck early in the second period, going up 2-1 on a David Gucciardi strike. Zach Dubinsky won the faceoff in the left circle back to Nash Nienhuis at the point, and he saucered it over to Gucciardi in the high slot. The sophomore's shot found its mark, and the Spartans regained the lead. Late in the period, Dylan St. Cyr made a pair of impressive saves to keep the game a one-goal affair, but MSU pushed the lead to 3-1 on the ensuing trip into the offensive zone when Karsen Dorwart and Jagger Joshua broke into the zone on a 2-on-1, and Dorwart one-timed the feed from his senior winger for his first collegiate tally.
Third Period: MSU started the period on the penalty kill and gave the Sharks another man advantage with six minutes expired on a too many men call. The Spartans had a 9-6 edge in shots in the final frame, but neither team found the back of the net. LIU pulled its goalie for the final minute-plus in an effort to pull closer, but MSU held on without allowing another goal and took the Friday night victory, 3-1.
Team Stats
LIU
MSU
Shots
15
30
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
5
Penalty Mins
8
10
Faceoffs Won
27
30
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
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