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MSU Downs Wolverines 4-1
1/18/2025 11:52:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
East Lansing, Mich. . – No. 1 Michigan State earned a 4-1 victory over No. 10 Michigan on Saturday at Munn Ice Arena, splitting the weekend series with each team winning on its home ice. This was the 350th meeting all-time between the schools in college hockey's most-played rivalry.
Charlie Stramel had a three-point night (two goals) and Isaac Howard remained the nation's leading scorer with a three-assist effort for Michigan State (19-3-2, 10-2-2 B1G), which bounced back from a Friday overtime loss that snapped a national-best nine-game unbeaten streak. Michigan falls to 14-9-1, 8-6-0 B1G.
MSU scored twice in each of the first two periods, and got a 34-save effort from sophomore Trey Augustine. Michigan scored its lone goal at 18:50 of the third period on the power play to ruin the shutout for the Spartans.
Matt Basgall and Shane Vansaghi had power-play goals for MSU, which saw three of its goals come via special teams. Stramel's second goal came shorthanded after the only even-strength goal of the night in the first.
MSU holds a one-point lead in the Big Ten standings (32-31) over Minnesota, which comes to Munn Arena for a two-game series next weekend (Jan. 24-25).
STATISTICS OF NOTE
PERIOD RECAPS
First Period: Just eight seconds into the Spartans' first power play of the night, Matt Basgall put MSU up 1-0. Charlie Stramel won the faceoff back to Isaac Howard, an Basgall moved into the high slot as Howard fed him the puck from the half-wall. Basgall one-timed it for his fourth goal of the season. The Wolverines had two power play chances, but the Spartans limited their guests to just one shot on goal in each – and at the end of the second had a great rush on which Logan Stein was forced to make two big saves on Tommi Männistö and Tiernan Shoudy to keep it a one-goal game. With time winding down in the period, the Spartans doubled their lead as Charlie Stramel forced home a rebound of an Owen West shot for his seventh goal and a 2-0 Spartan lead.
Second Period: The second period was all MSU as well. Michigan picked up its offense to put 19 shots on goal, but Trey Augustine was up to the task and frustrated the visitors, as the period also featured three UM penalties, including one for roughing the goaltender. MSU potted its second power play goal at 5:43, as Shane Vansaghi tipped a Joey Larson shot from the left point for his third goal of the season. On the Spartans' one penalty kill of the period, MSU defenseman Austin Oravetz sent a beautiful stretch pass ahead for Howard, who streaked into the offensive zone up the right side. He dished it to Stramel on the 2-on-1 break in the perfect spot for a one-timer, and Stramel scored his second of the night. The Wolverines had 19 shots in the period after just five in the opening frame, but Augustine turned them all aside. Stein made 13 saves after 13 in the opening frame.
Third Period: The Wolverines pressed for a goal to break up the shutout, and finally got one on a tip by TJ Hughes at 18:50 of the third period. Augustine had stopped all 34 of the shots he faced previously but Hughes' tip of a Evan Werner shot in front eluded the goalie for Hughes' ninth goal of the season. The visitors took six penalties in the final frame (34 minutes), including two five-minute majors and a disqualification for defenseman Hunter Hady as the game concluded.
Charlie Stramel had a three-point night (two goals) and Isaac Howard remained the nation's leading scorer with a three-assist effort for Michigan State (19-3-2, 10-2-2 B1G), which bounced back from a Friday overtime loss that snapped a national-best nine-game unbeaten streak. Michigan falls to 14-9-1, 8-6-0 B1G.
MSU scored twice in each of the first two periods, and got a 34-save effort from sophomore Trey Augustine. Michigan scored its lone goal at 18:50 of the third period on the power play to ruin the shutout for the Spartans.
Matt Basgall and Shane Vansaghi had power-play goals for MSU, which saw three of its goals come via special teams. Stramel's second goal came shorthanded after the only even-strength goal of the night in the first.
MSU holds a one-point lead in the Big Ten standings (32-31) over Minnesota, which comes to Munn Arena for a two-game series next weekend (Jan. 24-25).
STATISTICS OF NOTE
- MSU was 2-for-8 on the power play and scored a shorthanded marker, its fourth of the season. The Spartans are tied for fourth nationally in shorthanded goals.
- The Spartans improved to 10-0-1 in the second game of a weekend series in the 2024-25 season. MSU is 7-3-1 in the first games.
- MSU is 7-2-1 on the year against ranked teams and 4-2-1 in games against top-10 competition
- After a combined three penalties for six minutes in Friday's game, the teams combined for 72 penalty minutes on Saturday. MSU had eight penalties for 24 minutes, while the Wolverines had 13 penalties for 48 minutes. The Wolverines were 1-for-5 on the power play.
- Charlie Stramel scored his seventh and eighth goals the season to record his second career two-goal game. His first came in a 4-3 victory over Boston College back in October.
- Stramel had a three-point night for the second time in four games, tying his career best. He also had three assists in the Jan. 10 game at Penn State.
- With two goals and an assist tonight, Stramel now has a 8-13-21 scoring line in 24 games – which is better than his 8-12-20 scoring line he had in his two seasons combined at Wisconsin.
- Stramel's second goal was scored shorthanded, the first in his career.
- Isaac Howard had assists on three of four MSU goals of the night, pushing his season total to 36 points. He had 36 points in 38 games as a sophomore last year.
- Howard tied his career best his three assists, which was originally set in a game against Denver during his freshman season at Minnesota-Duluth.
- Howard is tied for the national lead in goals (18) and leads the nation with 36 points.
- Trey Augustine made 34 saves, including 19 in the second period (his most in any period this season).
- Matt Basgall opened MSU's scoring with his fourth goal of the season, tying his career best set as a freshman. He has tied his sophomore total of 16 points and is one shy of his career best of 17 as a freshman.
- Shane Vansaghi tipped a Joey Larson shot on the power play for his third goal of the season.
- Three defensemen chipped in assists – Owen West, Nicklas Andrews and Austin Oravetz. It was the second of the year for West, third for Oravetz, and 11th for Andrews.
- Spartan juniors Daniel Russell, Tiernan Shoudy, and Matt Basgall all skated in their 100th career games on Saturday, while head coach Adam Nightingale coached his 100th game at Michigan State.
PERIOD RECAPS
First Period: Just eight seconds into the Spartans' first power play of the night, Matt Basgall put MSU up 1-0. Charlie Stramel won the faceoff back to Isaac Howard, an Basgall moved into the high slot as Howard fed him the puck from the half-wall. Basgall one-timed it for his fourth goal of the season. The Wolverines had two power play chances, but the Spartans limited their guests to just one shot on goal in each – and at the end of the second had a great rush on which Logan Stein was forced to make two big saves on Tommi Männistö and Tiernan Shoudy to keep it a one-goal game. With time winding down in the period, the Spartans doubled their lead as Charlie Stramel forced home a rebound of an Owen West shot for his seventh goal and a 2-0 Spartan lead.
Howard feeds Basgall in the high slot and the Spartans lead 1-0. Fourth of the year for the blueliner, pic.twitter.com/pCo0PCo4FT
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) January 19, 2025
Second Period: The second period was all MSU as well. Michigan picked up its offense to put 19 shots on goal, but Trey Augustine was up to the task and frustrated the visitors, as the period also featured three UM penalties, including one for roughing the goaltender. MSU potted its second power play goal at 5:43, as Shane Vansaghi tipped a Joey Larson shot from the left point for his third goal of the season. On the Spartans' one penalty kill of the period, MSU defenseman Austin Oravetz sent a beautiful stretch pass ahead for Howard, who streaked into the offensive zone up the right side. He dished it to Stramel on the 2-on-1 break in the perfect spot for a one-timer, and Stramel scored his second of the night. The Wolverines had 19 shots in the period after just five in the opening frame, but Augustine turned them all aside. Stein made 13 saves after 13 in the opening frame.
Shane Vansaghi tips this one in the waning seconds of the power play - his third goal of the season. Larson and Andrews get the assists. pic.twitter.com/TIeJSgqYZu
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) January 19, 2025
Third Period: The Wolverines pressed for a goal to break up the shutout, and finally got one on a tip by TJ Hughes at 18:50 of the third period. Augustine had stopped all 34 of the shots he faced previously but Hughes' tip of a Evan Werner shot in front eluded the goalie for Hughes' ninth goal of the season. The visitors took six penalties in the final frame (34 minutes), including two five-minute majors and a disqualification for defenseman Hunter Hady as the game concluded.
We're still thinking about this shorty from earlier. The pass from Oravetz to Howard, and the dish for the one-timer by Stramel. pic.twitter.com/TnOxNURtZO
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) January 19, 2025
Team Stats
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35
32
PPG
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Penalties
13
8
Penalty Mins
48
24
Faceoffs Won
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32
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Goals
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1
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