MINNEAPOLIS<\/b> — Michigan State coach Tom Anastos was displeased with his team’s performance last weekend against Michigan and he made it known. <\/p>\n
His team responded Friday, getting off to a quick first period start and eventually tying top-ranked Minnesota 2-2 and winning in a six-round shootout. <\/p>\n
“We talked about growing up,” Anastos said. “I think we’ve taken a little step forward in growing up and I liked how we prepared for the week.”<\/p>\n
Gophers’ forward Sam Warning was unable to convert in the sixth round after J.T. Stenglein put one home for Michigan State.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the shootout, Michigan State forward Joe Cox appeared to have scored, but Gophers’ goaltender Adam Wilcox dislodged the net and the goal was discounted.<\/p>\n
Anastos said the referees told him the net “was not in its place when the puck crossed the line.”<\/p>\n
Despite the goal being waved off, the Spartans found a way to win and freshman forward Villiam Haag said the team was disappointed after last weekend, but this weekend they showed how they were “really supposed to play.”<\/p>\n
Minnesota coach Don Lucia said it was a “hard-fought,” game like he expected it would be. <\/p>\n
“They make it difficult trying to get pucks through [and] they did a good job blocking a lot of shots,” Lucia said. <\/p>\n
The game marked the second time this season that Michigan State has dispatched Minnesota in a shootout.<\/p>\n
“We know now that we’ve played against them three times, that we can compete with, on the paper, the best team,” Haag said. <\/p>\n
The Gophers were thin defensively, playing without Michael Brodzinski, who was out due to an injury, and Ben Marshall, who was serving a suspension.<\/p>\n
Michigan State capitalized on defensive miscues, including a collision between Minnesota players, and took the lead midway through the first period on a goal from sophomore forward Mike Ferrantino.<\/p>\n
Haag collected the puck in the corner and wristed a shot past Wilcox for the Spartans’ second goal just minutes later.<\/p>\n
Minnesota cut the lead in half on a power-play goal from Hudson Fasching with less than a minute remaining in the first period. Fasching collected a rebound off a Travis Boyd shot and was able to corral it into the net for a goal in his third straight game.<\/p>\n
“He’s putting himself in a position to score goals, especially off rebounds, and that’s the type of player he is,” Lucia said of Fasching.<\/p>\n
Both teams had scoring opportunities in the second period, but neither team was able to convert.<\/p>\n
Minnesota’s game-tying goal came in the third period on a puck that appeared to hit off of Justin Kloos’ skate.<\/p>\n
The referees determined that there was no distinct kicking motion. <\/p>\n
Despite both reviewed plays going against Michigan State, the Spartans were still able to maintain composure. <\/p>\n
“It was good we stayed with it,” Anastos said. “[Goaltender Jake Hildebrand] stayed focused and came up with some big stops.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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