Hockey Returns to B1G Play at Wisconsin

No. 1/1 Michigan State (11-1, 4-0 B1G) at Wisconsin 5-8-1, 3-5-0 B1G)
Dates/Times	Friday, Dec. 6, 8pm ET/ 7pm CT Saturday, Dec. 7, 8pm ET/ 7pm CT
Location	Kohl Center \| Bag Policy/FAQ's
Tickets	Badger Ticket Office
Television	Big Ten Network (Saturday) Dan Kelly (pxp) and Paul Caponigri (analysis)
Radio	WJIM 1240 AM Listen Online: Click "Spartan Media Network" Scott Moore (pxp) and Rob Woodward (analysis)
Webstreams	B1G+ Friday \| Fox Sports App Saturday
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Press Conference	Adam Nightingale Weekly Availability
Game Notes	Michigan State \| Wisconsin
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THE ORIGINAL SIX
What you need to know about Spartan Hockey

• No. 1/1 Michigan State heads back out on the road after a month at home, and jumps back into B1G play with a two-game series at Wisconsin (5-8-1, 3-5-0 B1G). The Spartans own a 67-64-4 edge in the series, and won three of the four meetings a year ago.

• The Spartans own a nine-game winning streak, most recently a home sweep of Lindenwood (4-0, 2-0). The Spartans got shutout performances from both sophomore goaltenders in the two games, with Isaac Howard leading the offensive attack with a goal and two assists. The Spartans' back-to-back shutouts were the first since March 2015 against Wisconsin.

• MSU's offense is distributed four lines deep and throughout its defensive pairs. Isaac Howard-Charlie Stramel-Gavin O'Connell are the top-scoring trio at 12-17-29, the Daniel Russell-Karsen Dorwart-Joey Larson group has 14-10-24, Tiernan Shoudy-Red Savage-Tanner Kelly 7-12-19, and Tommi Männistö-Mikey DeAngelo-Shane Vansaghi 5-14-19. Among D pairs, the Buffalo pair (Patrick Geary and Maxim Štrbák) have 0-10-10, the David Gucciardi- Nicklas Andrews duo 4-7-11, and Owen West- Matt Basgall 2-8-10.

• Daniel Russell maintains the team lead in goals (8, T-4th B1G), and is second in the league in goals per game (0.67), which is sixth nationally. His 8-3-11 scoring line puts him second on the team, and his +10 is tied for second (7th B1G, T-17th nationally). Isaac Howard leads MSU in points points (15) and assists (9), and in the Big Ten, ranks fifth in points per game (1.25, 16th NCAA) and seventh in goals per game (0.5). Howard's goal against Lindenwood in the Friday game came on a penalty shot, MSU's first penalty shot goal in more than two seasons

• Alternate captain Matt Basgall had a goal and an assist against Lindenwood, the only non-forward with multiple points in the series. Basgall's 2-7-9 (+10) scoring line is tops among blueliners and tied for fourth on the team in points overall. He is third on the team in assists, and his +10 is tied for second. He leads the Spartans with 16 blocked shots and led the Spartans with 61 a year ago (T-7th, B1G). Graduate transfer Nicklas Andrews owns a 2-6-8 scoring line (+11), which is second to Basgall in both points and assists among defensemen. He leads the team with a +11 and is second on the squad with 12 blocks.

• Trey Augustine stopped all 29 shots he faced in his Friday victory over Lindenwood. He is the Big Ten leader in wins (9, T-4th NCAA), shutouts (2, T-5th NCAA), save percentage (.938, T-8th NCAA) and GAA (1.70, 12th NCAA). He is second in saves (258), games played (10) and minutes played (599:58). Luca Di Pasquo started Saturday's game against Lindenwood, and delivered a 14-save shutout - the first of his career. Combined with his first win of the season at Canisius (Oct. 26), Di Pasquo owns a 0.50 GAA and .970 save percentage on the season.

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Players Mentioned

Nicklas Andrews

Trey Augustine

Matt Basgall

Mikey DeAngelo

Luca Di Pasquo

Karsen Dorwart

Patrick Geary

David Gucciardi

Isaac Howard

Tanner Kelly

Joey Larson

Gavin O'Connell

Daniel Russell

Red Savage

Tiernan Shoudy

Charlie Stramel

Shane Vansaghi

Owen West