Michigan State men’s ice hockey took a split this week against No. 16 UMass-Lowell.
The River Hawks dropped a spot in the rankings last week after splitting a series with unranked Miami (OH). Meanwhile, the Spartans opened the season without any votes in the USCHO.com Top-20 poll.
Thursday: 4-3 victory
Michigan State opened the series with a 4-3 win over the River Hawks on Thursday night.
UMass-Lowell opened the scoring early in the first period, but the Spartans answered with three goals in one minute and 34 seconds of game time. Graduate forward Miroslav Mucha scored two of those three goals.