Michigan State Blasts Ohio State 6-2 Behind First-Period Barrage

Freshman Porter Martone returned from World Juniors with a two-goal, four-point performance that lifted the No. 2 Spartans.

Overview

Michigan State raced to a 4-0 first period, including three goals in 23 seconds following Anthony Romani’s opener.
Porter Martone scored twice in the opening frame and finished with four points in his first game back from international duty.
Charlie Stramel scored two goals, including a 5-on-3 one-timer in the third, with Daniel Russell posting three assists and Matt Basgall adding two.
Goaltender Trey Augustine stopped 30 of 32 shots for MSU, while OSU replaced starter Kristoffer Eberly with Sam Hillebrandt, who made 14 saves.
The Spartans improved to 15-4-0 overall and 6-3-0 in Big Ten play, with the series finale scheduled for 5 p.m. ET Saturday in Columbus.