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Neil's Notebook: Spartans Will Learn From Saturday’s Loss


MSUSpartans.com staff writer

EAST LANSING – As competitive as Division I college hockey has become, beating the same team in back-to-back games is not easy, unless one team is decidedly better than the other.

Series sweeps are difficult to attain because in most cases the loser of the first game is mad, determined and eager to make amends for its failure the first night.

After Michigan State’s satisfying 3-2 overtime victory on Friday over Michigan Tech, the Spartans were expecting a strong pushback by the Huskies in Saturday’s non-conference series finale at Munn Arena.