Friday, November 30
East Lansing, Mich.
7:00 P.M. ET
Michigan State University
vs
Michigan
Spartans and Wolverines Square Off in Home-and-Home Series
11/28/2018 3:05:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Games 13-14: Michigan (6-5-2, 2-2-2-1 B1G) vs. Michigan State (5-7, 1-3-0-0 B1G)
Dates | Times: Friday, Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. // Saturday, Dec. 1 | 7:30 p.m.
Locations: Friday – Munn Ice Arena | Saturday – Yost Ice Arena
Tickets: MSUSpartans.com
Promotions: White Out! Wear white to Friday's game at Munn
Web Stream: Friday – BTN Plus | Saturday – BTN Plus
Live Stats: MSUSpartans.com
Radio: Spartan Sports Network (Listen Live) | Fri: WVFN 730-AM | Sat: WJIM 1240-AM
SSN Mobile App: iPhone/iPad | Android
Game Notes: Michigan State | Michigan | Big Ten
Social Media: @MSU_Hockey
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On The Fly…
• Michigan State and Michigan will meet for the first time this season in a home-and-home series – Friday at Munn Ice Arena (7 p.m.) and Saturday at Yost Ice Arena (7:30 p.m.).
• Michigan State-Michigan is college hockey's most-played rivalry as the two teams have met 319 times, which is four more than the next closest rivalry (Denver and Colorado College).
• The Spartans are coming off a split last weekend at Minnesota, winning game two against the Gophers, 4-2, with the help of four unanswered goals … Michigan tied Wisconsin (1-1; 2-2) twice last weekend at home.
• Taro Hirose had a four-point weekend which included three points in Saturday's win and was named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week on Tuesday … Hirose scored the Spartans' first goal and then picked up the primary assists on both the tying and game-winning goals.
• Hirose ranks third in the country and the Big Ten in points (19), while he leads the conference and is tied for second in the nation in assists (13) … He brings a three-game point streak (1-4--5) into this weekend's series.
• Hirose's 61 career assists are the most by a Spartan since Chris Mueller had 62 in 166 career games from 2004-08.
• With a goal in both games last weekend Patrick Khodorenko extended his scoring streak to four games, tying a career high … Khodorenko is second in the Big Ten and fourth nationally in goals (9).
• Five of Khodorenko's goals have come on the power play, which leads the Big Ten and is tied for second in the country.
• All three members of the KHL line (Khodorenko, Hirose and Mitchell Lewandowski) recorded points in both games vs. Minnesota and combined for 10 (4g, 6a) of the Spartans' 17 points last weekend … On the season, the trio has 44 (19g, 25a) of MSU's 90 total points.
• Lewandowski is second on the team in both points (13) and assists (9).
• The KHL line wasn't the only line producing for the Spartans in Saturday's win at Minnesota as the trio of Brennan Sanford, Tommy Apap and Brody Stevens supplied the Spartans' third and fourth goals … Stevens scored the game-winner, while Apap, with assists from both linemates sealed the win with the fourth goal.
• Senior defenseman Zach Osburn, the Spartans' most experienced player with 117 games played, had assists in both games last weekend to bring his season point total to seven (2g, 5a), tying him with Dennis Cesana for the most among MSU defensemen.
• Freshman goaltender Drew DeRidder got his first collegiate win by stopping 28 shots in the win over Minnesota.
About Michigan
Michigan is currently third in the Big Ten with nine points in six games, going 2-2-2 with a 3x3 win … The Wolverines are coming off a pair of ties (1-1; 2-2), including a 3x3 OT win and shootout loss, vs. Wisconsin at Yost last weekend … Sophomore Josh Norris leads the team and ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 16 points … Norris also leads the Wolverines in goals with eight … Sophomore defenseman Quinn Hughes' 12 assists are second only to Taro Hirose in the Big Ten … U-M is scoring average of 3.38 goals per game, which is 14th in the country, while yielding an average of 3.49, which ranks 49th … Goaltenders Hayden Lavigne (2-3-2, 3.08 GAA, .880 Sv. %) and Strauss Mann (4-2, 3.69 GAA, .874 Sv. %) have split time in between the pipes.
Against Michigan
The Spartans went 1-3-1 against Michigan last season … MSU has won two of the last three meetings played at Yost Ice Arena, while the Spartans are 1-0-2 in the last three games played at Munn … Taro Hirose is the Spartans' active leader in points against the Wolverines with 13 (4g, 9a) in 10 career games … Patrick Khodorenko has five goals, including four on the power play, in 10 games vs. UM.
Among The Nation's Best and Another B1G Star
Junior forward Taro Hirose was named the Big Ten's Second Star of the Week on Tuesday after a four-point weekend against Minnesota. Hirose had an assist in the opener and then put together his fourth three-point game of the season in the Spartans' come-from-behind 4-2 win. The Calgary native spurred the comeback by scoring MSU's first goal late in the second period, and then set up the tying goal 1:11 later. Hirose drew the primary assist on Brody Stevens' eventual game-winning goal.
Hirose ranks third in the country and the Big Ten in points (19) and leads the conference and is tied for second in the nation in assists (13). He enters this weekend on a three-game point streak (1-4--5) and has points in nine of 12 games this season.
Career Numbers Piling Up
Taro Hirose is averaging just over a point per game in his career with 85 points in 82 career games. With 61 career assists, Hirose has surpassed the assist totals of several of the highest-producing Spartans of the 2000s, including Bryan Lerg (60a, 169 GP 2004-08); David Booth (60a, 134 GP 2002-06) and Jeff Petry (58a, 118 GP 2007-10). Hirose's 61 helpers are the most by a Spartan since Chris Mueller's 62 in 166 career games from 2004-08.
Since the beginning of 2017-18, he has more multi-point games (17) than games without a point (12).
Khodorenko's Scoring Touch
Patrick Khodorenko is on one of the best scoring streaks of his career and his team-leading nine goals on the season are tied for fourth nationally and second in the Big Ten. Khodorenko has a goal in each of the last four games and five points total over the stretch to match his career-best scoring streak.
His nine goals on the season are just four shy of his previous career high of 13 from last year and rank fourth nationally and second in the Big Ten.
The native of Walnut Creek, California, who played for Danton Cole with the USNTDP has found a good amount of success on the power play as his five goals on the man-advantage lead the Big Ten and is second most in the nation. Fourteen of his 29 career goals have come on the power play.
Khodorenko was the Big Ten First Star of the Week on Nov. 6 for the first time in his career after his four-point game (3g, 1a) on Nov. 2 in a win over Ferris State.
Of Note Last Weekend vs. Minnesota
Brody Stevens scored the first game-winning goal of his career on Saturday and also had an assist for his first career two-point game … Tommy Apap also got his first goal of the season … The KHL line accounted for 10 (4g, 6a) of the Spartans' 17 total points … Drew DeRidder made 16 saves in the third period and 28 overall to earn his first collegiate win in what was his fifth start .... The win was the Spartans' first at Minnesota since February 2015.
DeRidder Gets His First Collegiate Win
Freshman Drew DeRidder, the youngest goaltender in college hockey (DOB: 5/1/00), got his first victory on Saturday with a 28-save performance. DeRidder received the most offensive support of his young career as the Spartans scored four goals. MSU scored two or fewer goals in three of his four previous starts.
Osburn Showing His Age
Senior blueliner Zach Osburn is just two points shy of his point total from last season with seven points (2g, 5a). Osburn, who is MSU's most experienced player with 117 games played, had an assist in both games last weekend at Minnesota and is tied with Dennis Cesana for the most points among MSU defensemen. Both of his goals (Oct. 12 v. NMU; Nov. 2 v. Ferris State) have been the Spartans' first of the game.
Cesana Leading Spartan Rookies
Rookie Dennis Cesana is fifth among all rookies in the Big Ten with seven points (1g, 6a), which is second among freshmen defensemen. The native of Providence, R.I., who led all defensemen in the AJHL in points (75) last season, has two multi-point games and scored his first-career goal on Oct. 26 in a win over No. 8 Cornell.
All KHL
Since playing together in the first game of last season, Patrick Khodorenko (9-3—12), Taro Hirose (6-13--19) and Mitchell Lewandowski (4-9--13) have combined to form one of the Big Ten's – and college hockey's – most dangerous lines. Last season, they produced a total of 108 points (44 goals, 64 assists) in playing together in all 36 games. All three players were voted to the Big Ten's preseason Players to Watch list and have combined for 44 of 90 (49%) of the Spartans' total points this season.
Khodorenko – Has a team-high nine goals, which rank second in the Big Ten, and his team-leading five power-play goals rank second in the nation and lead the league ... MSU's active career leader in goals (29) ... Ranked 12th in the Big Ten and third on the team in points (32) last season.
Hirose – Third in the nation and the Big Ten with 19 points …. Leads the Big Ten and is tied for second nationally in assists (13) ... Has two game-winning goals ... Has points in 17 of 21 games dating back to last season ... Has five six-point games this season and 23 in his career ... Averaging a point per game in his career (85 points in 82 games) ... 2018 All-Big Ten second team … His 42 points were the most by a Spartan since Corey Tropp had the same number in 2009-10 … His 30 assists were the most since Jim Slater in 2004-05 (32).
Lewandowski – Started the season with a career-best five-game point streak (3-6--9) ... Had a season-high three points (1g, 2a) at Cornell (10/27) ... 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and only unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman team … Led all rookies nationally in goals (19) and tied for the most in the Big Ten (among all players) during the regular season … Was the first MSU freshman to score at least 19 goals since 1997-98 (Rustyn Dolyny).
Stevens Making an Impact
Sophomore Brody Stevens has already equaled his point production through 11 games this season. The 5-11, 191 pound forward had two goals and two assists in 22 games last season, while producing three goals and one assist so far this year. Two of Stevens' goals have come in victories, including his first career game-winning goal on Nov. 24 at Minnesota.
In all 11 games in which Stevens has appeared, he has played alongside Tommy Apap and senior Brennan Sanford.
Spartans in the NHL Notables
Ryan Miller got his 373rd victory on Tuesday night, passing Andy Moog for sole possession of 17th place on the NHL's all-time wins list for goaltenders ... Miller is just one win shy of tying John Vanbiesbrouck (374) for the most wins among U.S.-born goaltenders ... Mason Appleton was called up from the AHL's Manitoba Moose to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday ... Appleton leads Manitoba this season with 18 points (8g, 10a) in 19 games.
Dates | Times: Friday, Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. // Saturday, Dec. 1 | 7:30 p.m.
Locations: Friday – Munn Ice Arena | Saturday – Yost Ice Arena
Tickets: MSUSpartans.com
Promotions: White Out! Wear white to Friday's game at Munn
Web Stream: Friday – BTN Plus | Saturday – BTN Plus
Live Stats: MSUSpartans.com
Radio: Spartan Sports Network (Listen Live) | Fri: WVFN 730-AM | Sat: WJIM 1240-AM
SSN Mobile App: iPhone/iPad | Android
Game Notes: Michigan State | Michigan | Big Ten
Social Media: @MSU_Hockey
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• Michigan State and Michigan will meet for the first time this season in a home-and-home series – Friday at Munn Ice Arena (7 p.m.) and Saturday at Yost Ice Arena (7:30 p.m.).
• Michigan State-Michigan is college hockey's most-played rivalry as the two teams have met 319 times, which is four more than the next closest rivalry (Denver and Colorado College).
• The Spartans are coming off a split last weekend at Minnesota, winning game two against the Gophers, 4-2, with the help of four unanswered goals … Michigan tied Wisconsin (1-1; 2-2) twice last weekend at home.
• Taro Hirose had a four-point weekend which included three points in Saturday's win and was named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week on Tuesday … Hirose scored the Spartans' first goal and then picked up the primary assists on both the tying and game-winning goals.
• Hirose ranks third in the country and the Big Ten in points (19), while he leads the conference and is tied for second in the nation in assists (13) … He brings a three-game point streak (1-4--5) into this weekend's series.
• Hirose's 61 career assists are the most by a Spartan since Chris Mueller had 62 in 166 career games from 2004-08.
• With a goal in both games last weekend Patrick Khodorenko extended his scoring streak to four games, tying a career high … Khodorenko is second in the Big Ten and fourth nationally in goals (9).
• Five of Khodorenko's goals have come on the power play, which leads the Big Ten and is tied for second in the country.
• All three members of the KHL line (Khodorenko, Hirose and Mitchell Lewandowski) recorded points in both games vs. Minnesota and combined for 10 (4g, 6a) of the Spartans' 17 points last weekend … On the season, the trio has 44 (19g, 25a) of MSU's 90 total points.
• Lewandowski is second on the team in both points (13) and assists (9).
• The KHL line wasn't the only line producing for the Spartans in Saturday's win at Minnesota as the trio of Brennan Sanford, Tommy Apap and Brody Stevens supplied the Spartans' third and fourth goals … Stevens scored the game-winner, while Apap, with assists from both linemates sealed the win with the fourth goal.
• Senior defenseman Zach Osburn, the Spartans' most experienced player with 117 games played, had assists in both games last weekend to bring his season point total to seven (2g, 5a), tying him with Dennis Cesana for the most among MSU defensemen.
• Freshman goaltender Drew DeRidder got his first collegiate win by stopping 28 shots in the win over Minnesota.
About Michigan
Michigan is currently third in the Big Ten with nine points in six games, going 2-2-2 with a 3x3 win … The Wolverines are coming off a pair of ties (1-1; 2-2), including a 3x3 OT win and shootout loss, vs. Wisconsin at Yost last weekend … Sophomore Josh Norris leads the team and ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 16 points … Norris also leads the Wolverines in goals with eight … Sophomore defenseman Quinn Hughes' 12 assists are second only to Taro Hirose in the Big Ten … U-M is scoring average of 3.38 goals per game, which is 14th in the country, while yielding an average of 3.49, which ranks 49th … Goaltenders Hayden Lavigne (2-3-2, 3.08 GAA, .880 Sv. %) and Strauss Mann (4-2, 3.69 GAA, .874 Sv. %) have split time in between the pipes.
Against Michigan
The Spartans went 1-3-1 against Michigan last season … MSU has won two of the last three meetings played at Yost Ice Arena, while the Spartans are 1-0-2 in the last three games played at Munn … Taro Hirose is the Spartans' active leader in points against the Wolverines with 13 (4g, 9a) in 10 career games … Patrick Khodorenko has five goals, including four on the power play, in 10 games vs. UM.
Among The Nation's Best and Another B1G Star
Junior forward Taro Hirose was named the Big Ten's Second Star of the Week on Tuesday after a four-point weekend against Minnesota. Hirose had an assist in the opener and then put together his fourth three-point game of the season in the Spartans' come-from-behind 4-2 win. The Calgary native spurred the comeback by scoring MSU's first goal late in the second period, and then set up the tying goal 1:11 later. Hirose drew the primary assist on Brody Stevens' eventual game-winning goal.
Hirose ranks third in the country and the Big Ten in points (19) and leads the conference and is tied for second in the nation in assists (13). He enters this weekend on a three-game point streak (1-4--5) and has points in nine of 12 games this season.
Career Numbers Piling Up
Taro Hirose is averaging just over a point per game in his career with 85 points in 82 career games. With 61 career assists, Hirose has surpassed the assist totals of several of the highest-producing Spartans of the 2000s, including Bryan Lerg (60a, 169 GP 2004-08); David Booth (60a, 134 GP 2002-06) and Jeff Petry (58a, 118 GP 2007-10). Hirose's 61 helpers are the most by a Spartan since Chris Mueller's 62 in 166 career games from 2004-08.
Since the beginning of 2017-18, he has more multi-point games (17) than games without a point (12).
Khodorenko's Scoring Touch
Patrick Khodorenko is on one of the best scoring streaks of his career and his team-leading nine goals on the season are tied for fourth nationally and second in the Big Ten. Khodorenko has a goal in each of the last four games and five points total over the stretch to match his career-best scoring streak.
His nine goals on the season are just four shy of his previous career high of 13 from last year and rank fourth nationally and second in the Big Ten.
The native of Walnut Creek, California, who played for Danton Cole with the USNTDP has found a good amount of success on the power play as his five goals on the man-advantage lead the Big Ten and is second most in the nation. Fourteen of his 29 career goals have come on the power play.
Khodorenko was the Big Ten First Star of the Week on Nov. 6 for the first time in his career after his four-point game (3g, 1a) on Nov. 2 in a win over Ferris State.
Of Note Last Weekend vs. Minnesota
Brody Stevens scored the first game-winning goal of his career on Saturday and also had an assist for his first career two-point game … Tommy Apap also got his first goal of the season … The KHL line accounted for 10 (4g, 6a) of the Spartans' 17 total points … Drew DeRidder made 16 saves in the third period and 28 overall to earn his first collegiate win in what was his fifth start .... The win was the Spartans' first at Minnesota since February 2015.
DeRidder Gets His First Collegiate Win
Freshman Drew DeRidder, the youngest goaltender in college hockey (DOB: 5/1/00), got his first victory on Saturday with a 28-save performance. DeRidder received the most offensive support of his young career as the Spartans scored four goals. MSU scored two or fewer goals in three of his four previous starts.
Osburn Showing His Age
Senior blueliner Zach Osburn is just two points shy of his point total from last season with seven points (2g, 5a). Osburn, who is MSU's most experienced player with 117 games played, had an assist in both games last weekend at Minnesota and is tied with Dennis Cesana for the most points among MSU defensemen. Both of his goals (Oct. 12 v. NMU; Nov. 2 v. Ferris State) have been the Spartans' first of the game.
Cesana Leading Spartan Rookies
Rookie Dennis Cesana is fifth among all rookies in the Big Ten with seven points (1g, 6a), which is second among freshmen defensemen. The native of Providence, R.I., who led all defensemen in the AJHL in points (75) last season, has two multi-point games and scored his first-career goal on Oct. 26 in a win over No. 8 Cornell.
All KHL
Since playing together in the first game of last season, Patrick Khodorenko (9-3—12), Taro Hirose (6-13--19) and Mitchell Lewandowski (4-9--13) have combined to form one of the Big Ten's – and college hockey's – most dangerous lines. Last season, they produced a total of 108 points (44 goals, 64 assists) in playing together in all 36 games. All three players were voted to the Big Ten's preseason Players to Watch list and have combined for 44 of 90 (49%) of the Spartans' total points this season.
Khodorenko – Has a team-high nine goals, which rank second in the Big Ten, and his team-leading five power-play goals rank second in the nation and lead the league ... MSU's active career leader in goals (29) ... Ranked 12th in the Big Ten and third on the team in points (32) last season.
Hirose – Third in the nation and the Big Ten with 19 points …. Leads the Big Ten and is tied for second nationally in assists (13) ... Has two game-winning goals ... Has points in 17 of 21 games dating back to last season ... Has five six-point games this season and 23 in his career ... Averaging a point per game in his career (85 points in 82 games) ... 2018 All-Big Ten second team … His 42 points were the most by a Spartan since Corey Tropp had the same number in 2009-10 … His 30 assists were the most since Jim Slater in 2004-05 (32).
Lewandowski – Started the season with a career-best five-game point streak (3-6--9) ... Had a season-high three points (1g, 2a) at Cornell (10/27) ... 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and only unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman team … Led all rookies nationally in goals (19) and tied for the most in the Big Ten (among all players) during the regular season … Was the first MSU freshman to score at least 19 goals since 1997-98 (Rustyn Dolyny).
Stevens Making an Impact
Sophomore Brody Stevens has already equaled his point production through 11 games this season. The 5-11, 191 pound forward had two goals and two assists in 22 games last season, while producing three goals and one assist so far this year. Two of Stevens' goals have come in victories, including his first career game-winning goal on Nov. 24 at Minnesota.
In all 11 games in which Stevens has appeared, he has played alongside Tommy Apap and senior Brennan Sanford.
Spartans in the NHL Notables
Ryan Miller got his 373rd victory on Tuesday night, passing Andy Moog for sole possession of 17th place on the NHL's all-time wins list for goaltenders ... Miller is just one win shy of tying John Vanbiesbrouck (374) for the most wins among U.S.-born goaltenders ... Mason Appleton was called up from the AHL's Manitoba Moose to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday ... Appleton leads Manitoba this season with 18 points (8g, 10a) in 19 games.
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