The Notre Dame Fighting Irish closed out their series against the Michigan State Spartans Saturday in Lansing with a W. The game marked the twelfth straight loss for the Spartans despite outshooting the Irish both Saturday and Sunday and dealing blows to the dominant Notre Dame penalty kill in both games of the series.
First Period
Irish forward Justin Janicke scored the first goal of the night and his second of the season with assists from Jack Adams and Spencer Stastney.
A tripping penalty on Notre Dame’s Max Ellis a little more than halfway into the period provided the only power play opportunity for either team in the period, but the Wolverines did not capitalize.