No. 2 Hockey Bounces Back in 2-1 Road Win over New Hampshire

Saturday, October 24

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

Michigan State University

4-1-0

New Hampshire

3-2-1

Team	1	2	3	F
Michigan St.	0	1	1	2
New Hampshire	0	0	1	1

Tommy Bleyl passes the puck at New Hampshire on Oct. 24

10/24/2026 11:09:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – No. 2-ranked Michigan State hockey bounced back on Saturday night, earning a series split with a 2-1 victory over New Hampshire at Whittemore Center Arena.

"I give them (New Hampshire) a ton of credit," said Michigan State Head Coach Adam Nightingale. "They checked, it was a rock fight, and you had to play real hockey. I thought last night we didn't support the puck well enough, played a little bit perimeter, and some of that's them doing a great job of pushing us to the outside. I thought we were much better tonight."

MSU improves to 4-1-0 overall, while New Hampshire falls to 3-2-1. The Spartans return to the ice against No. 3-ranked North Dakota on Saturday, October 31 for a Halloween night game in Cedar Park, Texas at the H-E-B Center.

Freshman goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen continued his impressive weekend of work making a season-high 38 saves, allowing just one goal via the power play in game two. Ravensbergen finishes the weekend with a .973 save percentage, stopping 71 of 73 shots faced.

Joshua Ravensbergen makes back-to-back stops! https://t.co/gf97T5JyCx
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) October 24, 2026

Sophomore forward Anthony Romani scored the game-winning goal in the third period, his team leading fifth of the season. Joining Romani on the scoresheet was freshman forward Mason West who tallied his first career goal in the second period to put the Spartans in front 1-0.

Earning assists on Saturday night were senior forwards Jimmy Clark and Tommi Mannisto, sophomore forward Ryker Lee and freshman defenseman Tommy Bleyl. Bleyl was a team-best +2.

How It Happened
It felt like there was minimal 5-on-5 play in the first period with both teams accruing eight minutes of penalties apiece in the frame. Michigan State's penalty kill was sturdy, allowing zero Wildcat shots on a pair of power play opportunities.

Ravensbergen kept things scoreless with consecutive saves at the 6:35 mark after a New Hampshire 3-on-2. The Spartans found their best offensive opportunities late when freshman forward Ethan Belchetz rang a shot off the post at the 13:52 mark and sophomore defenseman Sean Barnhill had a one-timer saved 16 minutes in. Belchetz's shot nearly rebounded off the UNH goaltenders back, but the puck was swept out of the crease.

A late first period penalty saw MSU open the second with 22 seconds of PK time, but the Spartans killed off the carry-over time and fended off another New Hampshire power play three minutes in. Michigan State generated a 3-on-1 shorthanded opportunity after a UNH giveaway in the neutral zone, but the Wildcats got their sticks in the passing lanes to thwart the chance.

West lifted the lid on Saturday night's scoring at the 17:23 mark of the second, using the Edina, Minnesota connection to tap one in from the back post following a pass in front from Clark. Junior defenseman Owen West started the play for MSU, sending the puck into the neutral zone where Mannisto dropped it off for Clark. Clark and Mason West nearly connected on the same play on night one, but West got a better read on it to convert on Saturday.

Mason West scores his first of the season to open the scoring and make it 1-0! https://t.co/eRD05nANvq
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) October 25, 2026

After a delayed penalty gave Michigan State a man advantage with Ravensbergen on the bench early in the third period, Romani sized up the New Hampshire goaltender and put the Spartans up 2-0 at the 5:24 mark. Junior forward Cullen Potter provided a screen in front to block the goaltenders vision and allowed Romani to pick his spot.

Anthony Romani scores on the man advantage to make it 2-0! It's Romani's team-leading fifth goal of the season. https://t.co/W9cGwnXjgR
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) October 25, 2026

UNH cut Michigan State's lead in half nearing the mid-way point of the third period at 9:18, scoring their second power play goal of the weekend. MSU's penalty kill finished Saturday night's contest 3-for-4.

New Hampshire pulled its goalie to get an extra forward on the ice with 1:41 to play, but the Spartan defense held its own allowing just one shot on goal in the closing moments of the game.