Boston University built a 4-0 lead through two periods and beat No. 3 Michigan State 6-2 on Friday night before 6,555 fans at Munn Ice Arena. Carter Amico scored twice, including an empty-netter, and Mikhail Yegorov made 33 saves for the Terriers, who improved to 7-2-0. The Spartans, who outshot BU 35-24, fell to 5-2-0.
Ryker Lee and Cayden Lindstrom scored two minutes apart early in the third period, with Gavin O’Connell assisting on both, but Michigan State could not get closer than two goals.
How it happened
BU struck first on the power play at 5:49 of the first period, 16 seconds after Matt Lahey went off for delay of game, when Tynan Lawrence scored his eighth goal of the season. Kamil Bednarik made it 2-0 at 18:04.
Michigan State outshot BU 14-11 in the second period, but the Terriers scored the only two goals. Amico made it 3-0 at 11:37, and Caleb Malhotra, who assisted on Amico’s goal, added another at 14:50. Quentin Sigurdson replaced Joshua Ravensbergen in goal after the fourth goal; Ravensbergen made 16 saves in 34:50.
The Spartans finally broke through on their only power play of the night. Lee scored at 4:21 of the third with assists from O’Connell and Anthony Romani. Lindstrom followed at 6:21, set up by O’Connell and Lee, for his third goal of the season. Charlie Trethewey restored BU’s three-goal lead with a power-play goal at 16:32 after a too-many-men penalty on Michigan State, and Amico hit the empty net at 19:01.
By the numbers
Yegorov stopped 33 of 35 shots. Sigurdson made two saves on three shots in relief. BU went 2-for-3 on the power play, and Michigan State went 1-for-1. The Spartans won 38 of 64 faceoffs and outshot BU 11-4 in the third period.
What’s next
The teams finish the nonconference series Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Munn Ice Arena, streaming on B1G+.
Mitten Hockey’s preview: Michigan State Game Preview: vs. Boston University (Nov. 6).
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