MSUSpartans.com staff writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – For 49 minutes, Michigan State played one of its best games of the season, and with a 2-1 lead was in position to upset Penn State, the No. 4-ranked team in the nation. The Spartans were opportunistic, playing with great energy, playing smart, and were solid defensively against the second-highest scoring team in the nation.
And then one Spartan mistake, one bad pass into the middle of the ice turned the game around and it led to another Michigan State defeat.
The Nittany Lions took advantage of the turnover and turned it into the tying goal at 9:31 of the third period.