Michigan State University Athletics
Michigan State University
Notre Dame
11/11/2026 11:13:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
| No. 4/4 MICHIGAN STATE (6-2-0, 0-0-0 B1G) at NOTRE DAME (4-6-0, 2-2-0 B1G) | |
| Dates/Location | Thursday, November 12, 7:00 p.m. | Friday, November 13, 7:00 p.m. Compton Family Ice Arena | Notre Dame, Ind. |
| Radio | MSUSpartans.com | Michigan State Athletics App Scott Moore (PxP) & Rob Woodward (Color) |
| Streaming | Peacock/NBCSN |
| Live Statistics | Click Here |
| Game Notes | Click Here |
WATCH/LISTEN:
• Fans can watch both of this week's games on Peacock.
• The radio stream of this week's contests featuring Scott Moore and Rob Woodward will be broadcast on MSUSpartans.com, the Michigan State Athletics app, WVFN and WDVD HD2 in Detroit.
NOTES TO KNOW:
• Michigan State split its series with No. 13-ranked Boston University last weekend. The Spartans dropped the series opener 6-2 but responded with a 5-0 shutout the following night, the first of Joshua Ravensbergen's collegiate career. The freshman goaltender recorded 25 saves in the shutout and is one of four first year goaltenders in the country to record a shutout this season.
• Thursday's series opener against Notre Dame is the first Big Ten game of the year for Michigan State, which is looking to secure its fourth-consecutive Big Ten regular season title (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26). Michigan State was selected to finish second in the Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Sophomore center Cayden Lindstrom has scored in three straight games and sophomore winger Ryker Lee is on a four-game assist streak. Lee has tallied a point in all but one game (3g-7a-10p) so far this season. Lindstrom was named B1G Third Star of the Week following a three point weekend against Boston University.
• Sophomore winger Anthony Romani has paced the Spartans offensively with 12 points in (7g-5a) in eight games. Romani is seventh in the nation in goals per game (0.88) and ranks 14th nationally in points per game (1.50) having notched a point in all but one contest.
• Joshua Ravensbergen continues to rank among the best in the nation between the pipes. His .939 save percentage ranks 13th nationally while his 1.837 goals-against average are 16th in the nation. He ranks third among freshman goaltenders in save percentage and GAA.
• Freshman defenseman Chase Reid (1g-7a-8p in eight games) is one of just 14 defensemen in the country averaging a point per game and is one of only five freshman blueliners to do it.
• MSU is ranked No. 4 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey polls for the second time this season. The Spartans have been ranked in the top-4 every week of the season.
• Head Coach Adam Nightingale became the fastest coach to reach the 100 career win milestone on Oct. 31, 2026, doing so in 156 games and surpassing the legendary Ron Mason (182 games). Nightingale owns a career record of 101-46-11 overall with a .674 winning percentage.
• Michigan State has the second-most NHL draft selections on its roster in the NCAA this season with 17. MSU's nine first round picks are the most of any NCAA team this season. There are 30 first round NHL selections playing college hockey in 2026-27, with MSU rostering 30% of them.
• 17 NHL Draft picks are tied for the most all-time at MSU with the 1990-91 season being the last time the Spartans boasted 17 selections. The 1990-91 team featured three first round selections (Jason Muzzatti, Bryan Smolinski and Michael Stewart).
SERIES HISTORY:
• Michigan State is 82-59-16 all-time against Notre Dame, dating back to the program's first ever season in 1922, when the Spartans played on the frozen Red Cedar River. The teams are tied 33-33-11 when the Spartans compete on the road.
• MSU has won the last 10 meetings and is 16-3-1 against ND under Head Coach Adam Nightingale.
ABOUT NOTRE DAME:
• Notre Dame enters the series following a road sweep of Penn State.
• The Fighting Irish overcame a two-goal deficit to take the series opener 5-4 with an overtime goal from Evan Werner. Sophomore forward Pano Finis was nearly perfect from the face off circle in Game 1, going 15-1 for a .938 win percentage.
• In Game 2, Danny Nelson posted his first multi-goal performance to help sweep the series with a 4-2 victory. Nelson leads the Fighting Irish with 10 points (5g-5a) through 10 games.
• The Fighting Irish have played three different goaltenders this season, most recently freshman goaltender Patrick Quinlan (.866 SV% and 4.824 GAA). Quinlan recorded his first collegiate wins over Penn State and competed in ND's series against Wisconsin. Junior goaltender Nicholas Kempf, who backed the Irish last season, has posted a 2-2 record (.922 SV% and 2.750 GAA).
• Notre Dame's Henry, Danny and Sammy Nelson are one of just two trios of brothers playing on the same NCAA hockey team this season.
