(Photo by Catalina Fragoso - Double G Media) College B1G Super Saturday Hockey: Michigan State vs Minnesota by Chris Passarelli January 21, 2018 The Minnesota Golden Gophers and Michigan State Spartans collided for a B1G battle at Madison Square Garden on Saturday Night. After a 5-4 victory in overtime by the Gophers on Thursday they were looking to build some momentum again as the road team at this neutral site. It’s a great way to break up the long College Hockey season, and while there wasn’t much scoring, it was a physical game with lots of chances both way. The Game There’s really not all that much to break down scoring wise but there were a few big plays that swayed the momentum of the game. Michigan State’s top scorer Mitch Lewandowski was called for a game misconduct early in the first for headhunting. It was an unfortunately penalty for the forward as Michigan State played down a man almost the entire game. Michigan State was able to kill off the five minute penalty after the game misconduct, but the Spartans were unable to shift the tide of the game after the kill. Halfway through the first, Casey Mittelstadt tipped home a feed in the slot from Brent Gates Jr. to make it 1-0. It stayed 1-0 until midway through the third, when Michigan State struck on a point shot by Jered Rosburg deflected by the glove of Cody Milan. Unfortunately, the Spartans were tired from playing two men down as Lewandowski was out and Taro Hirose left the game early in the second due to injury. Minnesota scored late on a goal by Brent Gates Jr., and a one goal lead was too much to overcome for the Spartans. Minnesota improves to 15-12-1, 6-9-1 in the B1G, while Michigan State falls to 9-16-1, 3-12-1 in the B1G. (Photo by Catalina Fragoso – Double G Media) They Said It “It’s a great experience for these kids because most won’t play in this venue again. Of course you’ll have some who’ll get to the play in the show. I’m a small town kid from Northern Minnesota so it’s just different” – Minnesota Head Coach Don Lucia on being asked about playing at MSG. “We rely on that line & those two are a big part of our team when we win. They do a lot of other things and are all over the scoresheet.” – Michigan State Head Coach Dalton Cole when asked how difficult it was to play two men down after losing Mitch Lewandowski and Taro Hirose early in the game. Post Views: 1,498 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chris Passarelli Football Editor - Hockey Editor - New York Islanders Lead Writer - New York Lizards Lead Writer - UConn Football Lead Writer Latest posts by Chris Passarelli (see all) NFL Network to Premiere ‘The Top 100 Players of 2020’ on July 26 - July 22, 2020 The ‘Toilet Bowl’ may be coming to Western New York - July 16, 2020 Bigger is Better; SoFi Stadium Completes Largest Videoboard in Sports - July 1, 2020 Smoltz, Vrabel and Brown talk American Century Championship and Everything in Between - June 30, 2020 Related Topicscasey mittelstadtMichigan StateMinnesota Golden Gophers Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! MadFit Dance Workout Videos — Fitness Fun for All by Elizabeth DiPietro | posted on March 15, 2021 Will Michael Jordan’s Exclusive Golf Course Enable Him To Take On The Pros? by Katie Malespina | posted on March 30, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 The Mockery of A Sport: Paul vs. Askren by Brandon Berrios | posted on April 19, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... IMAGES: Villanova MBB @ UConn – Jan. 20, 2018 IMAGES: UConn WBB @ Temple – Jan. 21, 2018