The no. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish traveled to Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, MI to take on the Michigan State Spartans in their final road series of the regular season. After a respectable start to the season, the Spartans came in losers of ten straight and still looking for their first victory of 2022.
First Period
The Irish penalty kill came into the contest with a .927 penalty kill percentage, which is the best in the nation. However, the Spartans would be responsible for a rare goal given up by the unit, when a one-timer from Erik Middendorf got past Matthew Galajda to make it 1-0.