MSU Starts Four-Game Road Swing At Notre Dame

No. 8/8 Michigan State (17-6-3, 11-3-2 B1G) at RV/20 Notre Dame (13-11-2, 7-7-2 B1G)
Dates/Times	Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, 7:30 pm Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 6 pm
Location	Compton Family Ice Arena \| Bag Policy/FAQ's
Tickets	Notre Dame Ticket Office
Radio	WJIM 1240 AM (Friday) \| WVFN (Saturday) Listen Online: Click "Spartan Media Network" Scott Moore (pxp) and Rob Woodward (analysis)
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THE ORIGINAL SIX
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• Michigan State heads out on the road for a two-game set at No. RV/20 Notre Dame. MSU is 70-58-5 all-time against the Irish, but Notre Dame holds a 32-28-11 edge in games played in South Bend. MSU holds a four-game winning streak in the series, which includes two wins in December at Munn (5-2, 2-1) and a pair of 4-2 victories in the Big Ten quarterfinal series last March. MSU earned its second straight split of a B1G series last weekend against Minnesota, snapping a 16-game winless streak against the Gophers.

• With 17 victories, the Spartans have more total wins than in 9 of their last 11 seasons. MSU is 11-2-2 in Big Ten play, matching its previous best of 11 B1G season victories in both 2014-15 and 2019-20. The Spartans currently hold down the top spot in the Big Ten standings with 37 points, five ahead of second-place Wisconsin (32) and 11 ahead of third-place Minnesota (26).

• With 107 goals (third nationally) through 26 games, MSU has matched its goal total in 38 games a year ago. Last year, the Spartans surpassed the 100-goal plateau for the first time since 2011-12. MSU has six players (five forwards, one defenseman) with 20 points or more through 26 games. That is the most 20-point scorers for the Spartans since the 2009-10 season, when they had seven (five forwards, two defensemen). In addition, nine players have established a new single-season best in at least one offensive category.

• Artyom Levshunov averages a point per game (7-19-26) and ranks fourth in the B1G in assists and tied for 12th in points. He and partner Nash Nienhuis share the B1G lead in goals (7). Nationally, Levshunov ranks seventh among defensemen in points, and is second in scoring among freshmen defensemen. He is a team-best +24, the best of any player in the country through Jan. 28. In conference games only, Levshunov owns a 4-14-18 scoring line, which is tied for second among all league players and tops among defensemen. His 14 assists is tied for the overall league lead.

• Joey Larson leads MSU in goals (15) and points (28). Among Big Ten players, his 15 goals is tied for fourth, his seven power-play goals ranks third (11th nationally), and his 28 points is tied for ninth. His 0.58 goals per game is sixth in the league, and his +11 is second on the team among forwards. Larson's 15 goals is the most for a Spartan since Patrick Khodorenko's 16 in 2019-20. 1.

• The all-sophomore line of Karsen Dorwart centering Isaac Howard and Daniel Russell is the second-highest producing line for the Spartans with a combined 24-39-63 in 26 games. Dorwart had a shorthanded goal in Friday's game against Minnesota to match his freshman-season total of 10 goals and owns a 10-12-22 scoring line. Russell owns a 8-11-19 scoring line to match his freshman year goal total, notching MSU's game-winner last Friday with just four seconds remaining in regulation off an assist from Howard. (6-16-22).

Players Mentioned

Karsen Dorwart

Isaac Howard

Joey Larson

Artyom Levshunov

Nash Nienhuis

Daniel Russell

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