Friday, October 10
East Lansing, Mich.
7:30 PM
Michigan State University
2
vs
0
New Hampshire
Photo by: Evan Peacock
#2/2 Hockey Bounces Back in Shutout of New Hampshire
10/11/2025 12:59:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State hockey allowed just 13 shots on goal Friday night, bouncing back to shutout New Hampshire, 2-0, in the series finale at Munn Ice Arena. The Spartan blueliners did it all in game two as Michigan State got goals from senior defenseman Matt Basgall and junior defenseman Patrick Geary.
"It was a good response by our group," said Michigan State head coach Adam Nightingale. "I thought when you look at yesterday's game - I still think there was a lot of good that we did, but not enough of it. Our execution wasn't great with breaking the puck out. I thought we were a little bit one-and-done. I thought we broke out better today. I thought we were able to possess the puck in the offensive zone, and that's a good quality to have. The way we were able to respond and show growth - we know we have to keep improving."
The Spartans improve to 1-1 on the season heading into next weekend's matchup with current No. 3-ranked Boston University on October 17-18. Friday's game in Boston will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Michigan State out-shot New Hampshire 38-13 and held the Wildcats to five or fewer shots on goal in each period. UNH blocked 27 Spartan shot attempts. Junior goaltender Trey Augustine recorded his seventh career shutout, while 13 saves were the fewest he's needed in doing so.
MSU started to build momentum late in the first period tallying nine shots on goal over the final 10 minutes. Michigan State's best chance in the first came when senior Daniel Russell created a turnover in the neutral zone with 7:13 remaining, centering a pass for senior Charlie Stramel that went off the right post.
Augustine stopped New Hampshire's best chance of the night at the 1:16 mark of the second period, deflecting a one-timer to stop a 2-on-2 breakaway. The Spartans finally broke through with less than 6:00 to play in the second when freshman Porter Martone won the puck in the corner and centered it to Stramel who found Basgall on the wing. Basgall tucked the puck inside the far upper 90 for his first goal of the season.
Michigan State wasted no time extending its lead to 2-0 early in the third. Martone controlled the puck behind the net before finding a streaking Geary coming in from the left post. Geary's goal was the seventh of his career. The Spartans looked to extend their lead with under 10:00 to play in regulation after a Wildcat cross-checking penalty, but an ensuing Spartan penalty saw the teams return to even strength.
Game Notes:
"It was a good response by our group," said Michigan State head coach Adam Nightingale. "I thought when you look at yesterday's game - I still think there was a lot of good that we did, but not enough of it. Our execution wasn't great with breaking the puck out. I thought we were a little bit one-and-done. I thought we broke out better today. I thought we were able to possess the puck in the offensive zone, and that's a good quality to have. The way we were able to respond and show growth - we know we have to keep improving."
The Spartans improve to 1-1 on the season heading into next weekend's matchup with current No. 3-ranked Boston University on October 17-18. Friday's game in Boston will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Michigan State out-shot New Hampshire 38-13 and held the Wildcats to five or fewer shots on goal in each period. UNH blocked 27 Spartan shot attempts. Junior goaltender Trey Augustine recorded his seventh career shutout, while 13 saves were the fewest he's needed in doing so.
MSU started to build momentum late in the first period tallying nine shots on goal over the final 10 minutes. Michigan State's best chance in the first came when senior Daniel Russell created a turnover in the neutral zone with 7:13 remaining, centering a pass for senior Charlie Stramel that went off the right post.
Augustine stopped New Hampshire's best chance of the night at the 1:16 mark of the second period, deflecting a one-timer to stop a 2-on-2 breakaway. The Spartans finally broke through with less than 6:00 to play in the second when freshman Porter Martone won the puck in the corner and centered it to Stramel who found Basgall on the wing. Basgall tucked the puck inside the far upper 90 for his first goal of the season.
Matt Basgall puts No. 2 @MSU_Hockey on the board first ‼️
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Michigan State wasted no time extending its lead to 2-0 early in the third. Martone controlled the puck behind the net before finding a streaking Geary coming in from the left post. Geary's goal was the seventh of his career. The Spartans looked to extend their lead with under 10:00 to play in regulation after a Wildcat cross-checking penalty, but an ensuing Spartan penalty saw the teams return to even strength.
Patrick Geary makes it 2-0, @MSU_Hockey 😤
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Game Notes:
- Playing on Michigan State's top line this week, senior Charlie Stramel (1-2-3) and freshman Porter Martone (0-3-3) each tallied three points in the series.
- Junior Patrick Geary matched his goal total from the 2024-25 season just two games into his third season as a Spartan. It was Geary's first goal since January 24, 2025 in a 9-3 win over Minnesota.
- Earning his seventh career shutout, junior goaltender Trey Augustine made 13 saves, the fewest he's needed to make in shutting out an opponent. With 43 career wins, Augustine is one victory away from tying for ninth in program history for goaltending wins (Ron Clark, 44).
- After earning the series split on Friday, Michigan State has not lost consecutive games in the same season since facing Minnesota (Jan. 27, 2024) and Notre Dame (Feb. 2, 2024).
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