The Notre Dame Fighting Irish fell to the Michigan State Spartans Saturday as the two squads finished out their series in overtime. A spotless Irish penalty kill was nothing new to fans, but the aggression from Friday’s 3-2 Irish victory just wasn’t there the second time around.
First Period
The first twenty minutes brought a power play opportunity for each team, but both failed to snag the first goal in the period. By the end of the first, Notre Dame had tripled Michigan State’s 3 shots with 9 and had won 14 faceoffs while MSU had won 4.