Spartans Upend No. 10 Ohio State, 4-2

East Lansing -- Michigan State got the game-winning goal from Daniel Russell with under four minutes remaining and an impressive 32-save performance from Dylan St. Cyr as MSU upended No. 10/11 Ohio State, 4-2 on Thursday night at Munn Ice Arena.

The Spartans (7-3-1, 3-1-1 Big Ten) have now won three straight Big Ten contests and taken points out of four straight B1G games overall after winning the shootout at Notre Dame on Oct. 29. Michigan State has won three straight Big Ten games for the first time since January of 2019.

The teams were tied after the first intermission (1-1) as well as the second (2-2), with the game-winner scored by Russell at 16:24 of the third. He pounced on a loose puck in the slot and sent it netward, finding its way past Dobes for the lead. Justin Jallen iced the victory with an empty-netter with under a minute remaining.

Russell extended his team lead in points, adding a goal and two assists to improve to 14 points (4-10—14). Three of the four goals on the night came from freshmen: both Matt Basgall and Karsen Dorwart had goals, each their second of the season. Jagger Joshua had a two-assist night.

Tyler Duke and Jake Wise were the goal scorers for the Buckeyes (7-3-1, 3-2-0 B1G), and Jakub Dobes made 24 saves.

The teams wrap up the series on Friday night at 7 pm at Munn Ice Arena.

This is the save of the game - for several reasons. St. Cyr maintains the 3-2 lead. pic.twitter.com/dDBfaFmJN4
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) November 11, 2022

STATISTICS OF NOTE

Matt Basgall scored his second goal of the season on the power play late in the first period.
Daniel Russell had a goal and a pair of assists. It is his fourth multiple-point game of the season and second consecutive.
Dorwart had his first goal since 10/21 vs. Long Island.
Jagger Joshua had two assists, pushing his season total to 10 points, a career best.
Justin Jallen scored his first goal of the season, the empty net tally.
After 20+ penalty minutes last weekend in each game against Wisconsin, MSU took just three penalties in the game compared to Ohio State's five. Each squad had one power play goal.
MSU's power play goal by Matt Basgall was just the third surrendered by the Ohio State penalty kill this season. The Buckeyes' PK is at .929 (39-42) on the year.
Thursday's win over OSU snapped a three-game losing streak to the Buckeyes.

First Period: The Buckeyes had two power play chances in the first period and were dangerous throughout – they outshot MSU by a 12-6 margin. St. Cyr had an impressive sequence of three saves during the first kill, but was beaten by a shot from the point by Tyler Duke on the second. Just over two minutes later, the Spartans had their first man advantage – and wasted little time, as Matt Basgall faked twice and then shot from the high slot and scored his second of the season.

Just like that, we're tied at 1-1 - Spartans tie it up with a PPG from Basgall. pic.twitter.com/hVAWIvTXDh
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) November 11, 2022

Second Period: MSU took its first lead of the game six minutes into the second. Daniel Russell and Jagger Joshua sped into the offensive zone, and Russell left the puck at the right hashmarks for a trailing Karsen Dorwart Dorwart spun and threw the puck on the net, beating Jakub Dobes for a 2-1 MSU lead. Later in the period, the Spartans got caught a bit flat-footed at the end of a power play, which sprung Jake Wise on a breakaway as the penalty expired. He beat St. Cyr for his fifth of the season, tying things up. MSU outshot their guests 14-10 in the frame, and the teams ended the period the way they started – in a tie game.

We're a sucker for the spin-o-rama. pic.twitter.com/xH26Sh8TXt
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) November 11, 2022

Third Period: Ohio State had the first six shots on net in the period, but the Spartans were active and had a pair of grade-A chances (by Mucha and Shoudy) turned away by Dobes. The MSU persistence paid off at 16:24 – Jagger Joshua had another great look, and Daniel Russell pounced on the loose puck in the slot for what would stand as the game-winner. Justin Jallen scored his first as a Spartan, an empty-netter, for the final 4-2 score.

A goal for the 🚀!

Daniel Russell pounces on this one and gives MSU a 3-2 lead with 3:36 to play. pic.twitter.com/3Ru2JlimCH
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) November 11, 2022

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Team Stats

Daniel Russell

Karsen Dorwart

Jagger Joshua

Justin Jallen