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What you need to know about Spartan Hockey
• The all-time series record between MSU and Notre Dame sits at 73-59-16 in favor of the Spartans, which includes a 41-23-5 mark in games played in East Lansing. Jeff Jackson is in his 20th season as the Notre Dame mentor, and is 19-28-8 against the Spartans in his 20 years at Notre Dame. The Irish are 5-5 on the year, and 1-3 in Big Ten play, which includes last weekend’s sweep at the hands of Michigan.
• At 7-1-0, Michigan State is off to its best start since the 2007-08 campaign when it started 8-1-0. Last Saturday’s win over Ohio State was Adam Nightingale‘s 50th as the head coach of the Spartans – he is the fastest to 50 head coaching victories in program history (85 games); Rick Comley won his 50th game in his 88th contest early in 2004-05.
• Trey Augustine was named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week on Tuesday. He was masterful in the sweep of OSU last weekend (4-2, 4-1), stopping 51 of 54 shots. Augustine shares the Big Ten lead in games played (7), owns more victories than any other goalie in the league (6), and boasts a 1.57 GAA (third B1G/ 13th nationally) and .941 save percentage (fourth B1G/12th nationally).
• Daniel Russell owns the team lead in goals (6), including his two scores in the Ohio State series. He had his first career shorthanded goal on Friday (the game-winner) and Saturday’s empty-net tally that sealed the series sweep. He leads the Big Ten in goals per game (0.75, eighth nationally) and leads the country in game-winners, with four. His +9 is a team best, is fourth in the B1G, and tied for 11th nationally.
• Sophomore defenseman Maxim Štrbák is tied for the team lead in assists (5) with Isaac Howard, which is more than half of the nine points (1-8-9) he finished with as a freshman. The sophomore is a +5 with 12 blocked shots in eight games. Howard had a goal and an assist in last Saturday’s game against Ohio State to keep him atop the team in points (10).
• The Spartans are sponsoring their third annual Spartans Full Strength program in the month of November. The month-long observance puts a spotlight on cancer…
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