Box Score SAULT STE. MARIE - Lake Superior State, playing its first
Central Collegiate Hockey Association contest since Dec. 11, gave
up four goals during a 10-minute span of the third period
Friday and lost 4-0 to Michigan State. The loss ended LSSU's
home unbeaten streak at five games (3-0-2).
LSSU (6-11-4 overall, 4-7-3-2 CCHA) and MSU (9-11-3 overall,
5-9-1-0 CCHA) were scoreless through the first and second
periods. It was the third straight game in which the Spartans were
shut out during the opening period.
MSU junior Daultan Leveille recovered his own turnover in LSSU's
zone and opened the scoring with an unassisted power-play goal
at 5:45 of the third period. Spartan Dean Chelios made it 2-0 at
12:53, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., native Brett Perlini followed
with back-to-back goals at 13:58 and 15:50.
Michigan State, which out-shot LSSU 31-24, was 1-for-3 on the
power play, while Lake Superior State was 0-for-2. Spartan
goaltender Will Yanakeff, a freshman, improved to 3-1-0 with the
win, while Laker rookie Kevin Kapalka dropped to 5-6-3-2.
Derek Grant had two assists for MSU.
The Lakers and Spartans meet at 7:05 p.m.
LSSU vs. MSU Boxscore