Michigan State Defeats Northern Michigan 3-1

Michigan State defeated Northern Michigan 3-1 in a men’s ice hockey matchup. The matchup featured even-strength and power-play scoring from the Spartans, along with a goal from Northern Michigan.

Scoring Breakdown

Anthony Romani opened the scoring for Michigan State with an even-strength goal at goal number one for the season, assisted by Ethan Belchetz and Brady Peddle. Cullen Potter followed with a power-play goal, marking his first goal of the season with assists from Anthony Romani and Ryker Lee. Cayden Lindstrom then added the game-winning goal on a power-play, also notching his first goal of the season with an assist from Eric Nilson. Northern Michigan answered with an even-strength, unassisted goal by Branden Piku, which was also his first goal of the season.

Player Lineups on the Ice

During Romani’s even-strength goal, Michigan State players on the ice included Romani, Ethan Belchetz, Sean Barnhill, Matthew Lahey, and Eric Nilson. Northern Michigan players on the ice for that score were Noah Houle, Girts Silkalns, Aapo Katavisto, Joe Schiller, and Nik Gudmundson.

During Potter’s power-play goal, the Spartans on the ice were Cullen Potter, Ryker Lee, Anthony Romani, Chase Reid, and Gavin O’Connell, facing Northern Michigan’s Mathew Ward, Noah Houle, and Ian Engel. For Lindstrom’s game-winning power-play goal, Michigan State deployed Lindstrom, Jack Hextall, Eric Nilson, Thomas Bleyl, and Ethan Belchetz against Northern Michigan players Coster Dunn, Mathew Ward, Ian Engel, and Noah Houle.

On Piku’s unassisted goal for Northern Michigan, the skaters on the ice included Piku, Coster Dunn, Jason Davenport, Mathew Ward, and Ian Engel. Michigan State countered with Eric Nilson, Anthony Romani, Ethan Belchetz, Chase Reid, and Brady Peddle.