Munn Ice Arena was packed and buzzing for the Michigan State hockey season opener on Thursday night against a New Hampshire team that went 13-16-6 last year.
It felt like a great opportunity for the Spartans to gain some momentum heading into some tougher matchups, but they didn’t quite expect the fight that they got from New Hampshire. In fact, it was a dogfight throughout, and the Spartans found themselves trying to come back multiple times.
After tying things up a 3-3 with under five minutes left, it felt like Adam Nightingale’s Spartans were just going to steal the lead back for good and everyone would be on their way as scheduled.