On The Fly…
• Michigan State closes the month by meeting No. 13 Minnesota at home on Thursday (6:30 p.m.) and then at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday (8 p.m.) as part of the Big Ten’s Super Saturday series ... Saturday’s game will be the program’s first in New York City and at Madison Square Garden.
• The Spartans are coming off a series split at No. 18 Wisconsin last weekend (W, 2-0; L, 5-2).
• With three goals last weekend Mitchell Lewandowski continues to lead all freshmen nationally in points (27), goals (14), power-play goals (7), game-winning goals (4) and points-per-game (1.