No. 8 Michigan State hockey falls short at No. 3 Boston College, 6-4
CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. — The Michigan State hockey team dropped a 6-4 decision to Boston College on the road in a battle of top-10 teams Thursday night in Boston.
The No. 8 Spartans (5-2-0) had a three-game winning streak snapped despite a pair of goals from sophomore Karsen Dorwart and a goal and an assist from junior Red Savage, while freshman goaltender Trey Augustine made 30 saves in suffering his first loss.
MSU fell behind 2-0 early but battled back with a pair of special-teams goals by Dorwart in the first period to enter the first intermission tied 2-2. MSU took the lead on a Jeremy Davidson goal early in the second, but No. 3 BC battled back with two more goals in the period to take a 4-3 lead into the final period. The Eagles then added two more goals in the third to go up 6-3 before Savage scored late for the 6-4 setback.
Oskar Jellvik had a pair of goals for Boston College (4-1), while Ryan Leonard had a goal and an assist and Gabe Perrault had two assists. Jacob Fowler made 21 saves for the Eagles.
The teams will meet in the series finale at 7 p.m. Friday.
— MSU Athletics Communications
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