Michigan State University
Windsor (Exhibition)
Spartan Icers Roll in Exhibition, 6-0
10/9/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Oct. 9, 2007
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East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State played its only exhibition contest of the season on Tuesday night, and rolled to a 6-0 victory over Windsor at Munn Ice Arena. Freshman Corey Tropp had a pair of goals, and both Daniel Vukovic and Tim Kennedy had a goal and an assist for the Spartans. Netminder Jeff Lerg picked up the victory, with 11 saves in 50 minutes before being spelled by sophomore Bobby Jarosz, who played the remainder of the game in the crease.
Michigan State held a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period. Freshman Dustin Gazley started the scoring on the night, converting on a give-and-go with classmate Joey Shean at 5:19. Brandon Gentile added a goal on a blast from the near point on the power play at 17:50 to give the Spartans the intermission advantage.
Kennedy potted the lone tally of the middle frame while MSU was on the power play, getting assists from Vukovic and Tim Crowder at 15:30.
Vukovic extended the lead to 4-0 with his extra-man tally at 3:30 of the final frame, off assists from Kennedy and Justin Abdelkader. Both of Tropp's goals came in the final 11 minutes of the game - the first off a rebound of a Bryan Lerg slapshot at 9:45 that chased Windsor starting goalie Jim Watt, and the second at 18:54 off a setup by Chris Mueller.
Jeff Lerg made 11 saves in his 50 minutes of work. Watt was tested all evening, making 35 saves in nearly 50 minutes. Keaton Hartigan went the final 10:14, making seven saves.
Michigan State, ranked No. 3 in this week's national polls, faces a tall order in its season opener on Saturday when it faces off with consensus No. 1 North Dakota at Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The game is part of the US Hockey Hall of Fame induction weekend - the induction is Friday evening, with the Hall of Fame Game taking place on Saturday at 8 p.m.
