Wednesday, December 28
3:30 pm
Michigan State University
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Michigan Tech
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Photo by: Kelly Branigan
Tech Nips Spartans in OT, 3-2
12/28/2022 6:50:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Grand Rapids, Mich. - No. 11 Michigan State finished off 2022 with a sour note, whistled for two penalties in the final four minutes of an overtime game to fall 3-2 to No. 17/16 Michigan Tech in the third-place game of the Great Lakes Invitational.
The Spartans (12-9-1 overall) owned hard-earned 1-0 and 2-1 leads in the game and were ahead 2-1 with 2:05 remaining in regulation after a first-period goal from Jesse Tucker and a second-period strike from Daniel Russell. A tripping call put the Huskies on the power play for the final two minutes of regulation, leading to a 6-on-4 strike by Brett Thorne to tie the game with 74 seconds left on the clock. An overtime penalty 44 seconds into the extra session led to a 4-on-3 goal that stood as the game-winner for MTU captain Arvid Caderoth, his first goal of the year.
In addition to the final two goals being scored on the power play for MTU (12-6-3), Michigan Tech's first score of the game in the second period was on a delayed penalty call against MSU and with an extra skater on the ice. Senior Logan Ganie scored that goal to get the Huskies on the board 3:22 into the second period.
Dylan St. Cyr made 35 saves for Michigan State, while Blake Pietila made 31 for the Huskies, who finished in third place.
Until the final two minutes of regulation, the two teams had each taken one penalty.
Michigan State returns to Big Ten play next weekend (Jan. 6-7) when it travels to Ohio State.
STATISTICS OF NOTE
First Period: Michigan State got on the board first, with just under five minutes remaining in the period. A long outlet pass from Hurtig, who collected the puck deep in the left circle, and then found Tucker in the neutral zone. Tucker got around the D to go in alone on Pietila. He went backhand and tucked the puck beneath the goalie's leg pad at the right post for his fifth goal of the season, and a 1-0 Spartan lead at the intermission.
Second Period: Early in the second, the home team gained the equalizer on a delayed Spartan penalty – with Pietila headed to the box, a Logan Ganie blast from the top of the right circle deflected in front, then took a bounce off the blocker of St. Cyr and into the back of the net. MSU went back on top at 14:25, when another impressive outlet pass – this time from Karsen Dorwart at the right half-wall in his own zone – went to Daniel Russell. Russell stickhandled around the D, went backhand, and lifted it past Pietila for his team-best seventh goal of the season.
Third Period: The game came down to the final two minutes – MSU was whistled for elbowing with 2:05 to play, putting the Spartan PK to work with Cole Krygier in the box. The Huskies sent Pietila to the bench in favor of a 6-on-4 advantage. With 1:13 left, MSU got a deflection in its own end to disrupt the power play, but the puck bounced directly to Brett Thorne, and he ripped it past the Spartan goalie for the game-tying goal, sending the contest to extra time. Tech had a 14-12 edge in shots in the period.
Overtime: MSU had the first great chance of the extra session as Russell crashed the net, but Pietila made the save on his doorstep. At the 44 second mark, Miroslav Mucha was whistled for tripping, putting a fourth skater on the ice for the Huskies for the power play. The Spartans then got caught in a bad change, which led to a two-on-none breakaway for MTU – St. Cyr had no chance as Ryland Mosley dished to Arvid Caderoth on the rush, and he finished it for the game-winner – his first goal of the season.
The Spartans (12-9-1 overall) owned hard-earned 1-0 and 2-1 leads in the game and were ahead 2-1 with 2:05 remaining in regulation after a first-period goal from Jesse Tucker and a second-period strike from Daniel Russell. A tripping call put the Huskies on the power play for the final two minutes of regulation, leading to a 6-on-4 strike by Brett Thorne to tie the game with 74 seconds left on the clock. An overtime penalty 44 seconds into the extra session led to a 4-on-3 goal that stood as the game-winner for MTU captain Arvid Caderoth, his first goal of the year.
In addition to the final two goals being scored on the power play for MTU (12-6-3), Michigan Tech's first score of the game in the second period was on a delayed penalty call against MSU and with an extra skater on the ice. Senior Logan Ganie scored that goal to get the Huskies on the board 3:22 into the second period.
Dylan St. Cyr made 35 saves for Michigan State, while Blake Pietila made 31 for the Huskies, who finished in third place.
Until the final two minutes of regulation, the two teams had each taken one penalty.
Michigan State returns to Big Ten play next weekend (Jan. 6-7) when it travels to Ohio State.
STATISTICS OF NOTE
- Jesse Tucker opened the scoring for the Spartans, converting a long pass from Viktor Hurtig. It is the fifth goal of the season for the sophomore, his career best. It was Hurtig's third assist of the season.
- Daniel Russell earned his seventh goal of the season in the second period to give MSU a 2-1 lead in the second intermission.
- Russell is tied with linemates Jagger Joshua and Karsen Dorwart for the team lead in goals (7). He and Dorwart each have reached the 20-point plateau with Russell's second-period marker, as Dorwart and Christian Krygier picked up the assists.
- Three of MSU's four goals in the GLI came from state of Michigan natives – Cole Krygier scored both against Ferris State, and freshman Daniel Russell had his first GLI tally against Michigan Tech.
- MSU took just three penalties in the game – two of the infractions called in the final four minutes of play. Michigan Tech converted on two of its three power play chances in that span – a 6-on-4 goal in the waning minutes of regulation and the overtime 4-on-3 winner.
- Dylan St. Cyr made 35 saves, his first 30+ save effort in four games. MSU had limited its last three opponents to 27 shots or less.
First Period: Michigan State got on the board first, with just under five minutes remaining in the period. A long outlet pass from Hurtig, who collected the puck deep in the left circle, and then found Tucker in the neutral zone. Tucker got around the D to go in alone on Pietila. He went backhand and tucked the puck beneath the goalie's leg pad at the right post for his fifth goal of the season, and a 1-0 Spartan lead at the intermission.
Second Period: Early in the second, the home team gained the equalizer on a delayed Spartan penalty – with Pietila headed to the box, a Logan Ganie blast from the top of the right circle deflected in front, then took a bounce off the blocker of St. Cyr and into the back of the net. MSU went back on top at 14:25, when another impressive outlet pass – this time from Karsen Dorwart at the right half-wall in his own zone – went to Daniel Russell. Russell stickhandled around the D, went backhand, and lifted it past Pietila for his team-best seventh goal of the season.
Third Period: The game came down to the final two minutes – MSU was whistled for elbowing with 2:05 to play, putting the Spartan PK to work with Cole Krygier in the box. The Huskies sent Pietila to the bench in favor of a 6-on-4 advantage. With 1:13 left, MSU got a deflection in its own end to disrupt the power play, but the puck bounced directly to Brett Thorne, and he ripped it past the Spartan goalie for the game-tying goal, sending the contest to extra time. Tech had a 14-12 edge in shots in the period.
Overtime: MSU had the first great chance of the extra session as Russell crashed the net, but Pietila made the save on his doorstep. At the 44 second mark, Miroslav Mucha was whistled for tripping, putting a fourth skater on the ice for the Huskies for the power play. The Spartans then got caught in a bad change, which led to a two-on-none breakaway for MTU – St. Cyr had no chance as Ryland Mosley dished to Arvid Caderoth on the rush, and he finished it for the game-winner – his first goal of the season.
Team Stats
MSU
MTU
Shots
33
38
PPG
0
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
1
Penalty Mins
6
2
Faceoffs Won
33
29
Game Leaders
Skaters
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1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
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