On The Fly...
• The Spartans begin Big Ten play at 19th-ranked Penn State on Friday and Saturday … MSU went 2-1-1 with a shootout win against the Nittany Lions last season and leads the all-time series, 6-2-2.
• MSU is 1-1-2 all-time at Penn State’s Pegula Ice Arena.• Michigan State went 11-7-2-2 in Big Ten play last season and finished the season in second place, one point out of first … Mackenzie MacEachern led MSU in Big Ten play last season in goals (7), power-play goals (4) and ranked second in points (16).