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Grand Rapids, Michigan – No. 11 Michigan State ended 2022 on a sour note, blowing two penalties in the final four minutes of overtime and falling 3-2 to Michigan Tech in 17/16 third. game at the Great Lakes Invitational.
The Spartans (12-9-1 overall) held hard-earned leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in the game and took a 2-1 lead with 2:05 left in the first period after a goal. Jesse Tucker and from the second season strike Daniel Russell. The go-ahead call put the Huskies on the power play for the final two minutes of the game, leading to a 6-4 layup by Brett Thorne to tie the game with 74 seconds left on the clock. An overtime penalty 44 seconds into the extra session led to a 4-3 goal that was the game-winner by MTU captain Arvid Caderoth, his first goal of the year.
In addition to the final two goals coming on the power play for MTU (12-6-3), Michigan Tech’s first goal of the second period was a delayed penalty against MSU and an extra skater on the ice. . Senior Logan Ganie scored that goal to put the Huskies on the board 3:22 into the second period.
Dylan St. Cyr had 35 saves for Michigan State and Blake Pietila had 31 saves for the third-place Huskies.
Up until the last two minutes of the period, both teams had scored one penalty each.
Michigan State returns to Big Ten action next weekend (Jan. 6-7) when it travels to Ohio State.
NOTABLE STATISTICS
- Jesse Tucker opened the scoring for the Spartans, converting a long pass Viktor Hurtig. This is the career-best fifth goal of the season for a sophomore. It was Hurtig’s third assist of the season.
- Daniel Russell earned his seventh goal of the season in the second period to give MSU a 2-1 lead in the second period.
- Russell is tied to linemates Jagger Joshua and Karsen Dorwart for the team’s goal lead (7). He and Dorwart have each reached the 20-point plateau in Russell’s second season, as Dorwart and Christian Krygier pick up passes.
- Three of MSU’s four goals in the GLI came from Michigan State natives Cole Krygier scored against both Ferris State and the freshman Daniel Russell was his first GLI tally against Michigan Tech.
- MSU had just three penalties in the game, two on fouls committed in the final four minutes of the game. Michigan Tech capitalized on two of its three power-play opportunities as it went 6-4 in the waning minutes of regulation and won 4-3 in overtime.
- Dylan St. Cyr made 35 saves, his first 30+ save effort in four games. MSU had limited its last three opponents to 27 shots or less.
The first season: Michigan State got on the board first with just under five minutes remaining. A long pass from Hurtig, who collected the puck deep in the left circle and then found Tucker in the neutral zone. Tucker went around D to go to Pietila alone. He went backhanded and tucked the puck under the goaltender’s footpad into the right post for his fifth goal of the season and a 1-0 Spartan lead at halftime.
Second episode: At the start of the second period, the home team scored the equalizer on a delayed Spartan penalty. Pietila headed for the penalty kick, Logan Ganie blasted forward from the top of the right circle and then bounced off St. Cyr’s blocker. to the back of the network. MSU got back on top at 14:25, this time with another impressive outlet pass Karsen Dorwart on the right half wall in his own area went Daniel Russell. Russell walked the stick around the D, went backhand and lofted it past Pietila for his season-best seventh goal.
Third season: The game went down to the final two minutes when MSU was whistled for an elbow with 2:05 left, prompting a Spartan PK. Cole Krygier in a box. The Huskies sent Pietila to the bench with a 6-4 advantage. With 1:13 left, MSU got a deflection in its own end to disrupt the power play, but the puck bounced right to Brett Thorne, who ripped it past the Spartan goaltender for the tie, sending the contest into overtime. . Tech had a 14-12 advantage in shots during the period.
Over time: MSU had the first great chance of the extra session when Russell crashed the net, but Pietila made the save. At 44 seconds Miroslav Mucha was whistled for tripping, which put the Huskies on the ice for a fourth skater on the power play. The Spartans were then caught on a bad turnover that led to a two-on-no-one interception for MTU. St. Cyril’s had no chance as Ryland Mosley hit Arvid Caderoth on a rush and he finished it off for the game winner on first down. goal of the season.
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