EAST LANSING – The good news for Michigan State on Sunday was that it got off to a strong start.
The Spartans were all over North Dakota from the drop of the puck to 13 minutes into the opening period. They were controlling the play, outshooting the visitors by a wide margin and were up 1-0.
Then MSU had a poor 61-second stretch as a couple of turnovers and coverage mistakes turned a one-goal lead into a 2-1 deficit, and the Spartans could never recover.
The newly-nicknamed Fighting Hawks showed why they’re ranked No.