FINAL: Notre Dame 2, Michigan State 0, Senior Day game goes poorly as Spartans get shutout Notre Dame celebrates as they score their second goal in the third period while DeRidder tries to comprehend what had happened. The Fighting Irish shutout the Spartans 2-0 on Feb. 27, 2021. Photo by Lauren DeMay | The State News
Michigan State’s offensive woes continued Saturday afternoon as they were shutout for the second game in a row, a 2-0 loss to Notre Dame at Munn Ice Arena on Senior Day.
The entire game was riddled with penalties by both teams.
Just five minutes into the game, the Spartans found themselves down a skater when sophomore Jagger Joshua delivered a crushing check from behind on Notre Dame defense
MADISON, Wis. Alex Steeves and Graham Slaggert scored for the Irish but fifth-ranked Wisconsin came back to defeat Notre Dame, 4-2, on Friday night at La Bahn Arena in game one of the weekend series.
Steeves and Slaggert each had a goal and an assist, while Landon Slaggert had a pair of assists. Linus Weissbach led the Wisconsin offense with the game winner and empty net tallies in the third.
Dylan St. Cyr made 30 saves in the Notre Dame (10-12-1) goal, including 14 in the first period. Robbie Beydoun finished with 29 saves for Wisconsin (15-8-0).
The Irish were 0-for-2 on the power play, while Wisconsin finished 1-for-3 as Notre Dame’s penalty kill moved to 19-for-20 on the road this season.
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