Anthony Romani scored twice and Joshua Ravensbergen made 32 saves as Michigan State beat North Dakota 5-3 on Saturday night in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game at H-E-B Center in Austin, Texas. Cayden Lindstrom scored the go-ahead goal with 3:33 left, and Tommi Männistö added an empty-netter as the Spartans improved to 5-1-0. North Dakota fell to 4-3-0.
How it happened
After a scoreless first period, Michigan State struck twice early in the second. Romani scored on the power play 54 seconds in, from Chase Reid and Gavin O’Connell, and Eric Nilson made it 2-0 at 3:40 with an unassisted goal. Cooper Simpson answered on a North Dakota power play at 5:25, from Mac Swanson and Ollie Josephson.
Will Zellers tied it 2-2 at 1:54 of the third. Romani restored the lead at 7:41, assisted by Cullen Potter, but Simpson scored his second power-play goal of the night at 16:08 to tie it again. Nineteen seconds later, Lindstrom put the Spartans back in front, set up by Ryker Lee and Reid. Männistö sealed it into an empty net at 19:11.
Goalies and special teams
Ravensbergen stopped 32 of 35 shots. Caleb Heil made 28 saves for North Dakota. North Dakota held a 35-33 shot edge and won 42 of 78 faceoffs. Michigan State went 1-for-4 on the power play and killed five of seven North Dakota chances, though the Spartans took seven minor penalties, including two by Lindstrom. Reid finished with two assists.
What’s next
Michigan State returns home to host Boston University on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. on BTN.
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