UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – In recent weeks, Michigan State has had problems getting off to a strong start and finishing games in the third period.
Those weren’t the problems on Friday night.
It was the second period that doomed the Spartans.
MSU gave up four goals, the last three in 3 minutes and 53 seconds, and that was pretty much the hockey game right there as Penn State cruised to a 4-2 victory in the Big Ten season opener in front of a raucous sellout crowd of 6,161 at Pegula Arena.
Turnovers, defensive zone coverage and mishandled pucks opened the door for the No.