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MSU Remains First in Men's Hockey

Michigan State remained in the top spot in the USCHO.com poll for NCAA Division I men's hockey for the second straight week.

The Spartans received 45 out of 50 first-place votes this week after sweeping host Northern Michigan last weekend. Rounding out the top five spots in the poll were Michigan, Western Michigan, Penn State and Boston University.

MSU is now 5-1-0 overall on the 2025-26 season, and returns to action next weekend (Nov. 7-8) with two conference home games at Munn Ice Arena against Big Ten opponent Penn State.

BC, BU Team Up to Boost Sharks to First Win

BC and BU teamed up to beat New York City.

Macklin Celebrini (Boston University) scored three goals and set up two others, and Will Smith tallied two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as the San Jose Sharks defeated the host New York Rangers, 6-5, tonight at Madison Square Garden. It was the first victory of the 2025-26 NHL campaign for the Sharks (1-4-2), who also got two assists from Smith, plus a goal from Adam Gaudette (Northeastern).

Adam Fox (Harvard) and Conor Sheary (UMass) had one assist apiece for the Rangers (3-4-2), who are now 0-4-1 at home so far this season.

Spartans Sweep No. 1 BU on the Road

There will be a new No. 1 team in NCAA Division I men's college hockey next week. Michigan State University saw to that. 

The third-ranked Spartans knocked No. 1 Boston University from its pedestal following a two-step sweep this weekend at Agganis Arena in Boston.

On Friday, MSU (3-1-0 overall) got goals from four different players, and 18 saves from Trey Augustine, en route to a 4-2 victory, MSU's first win at BU since the 1950s. Gavin O'Connell and Matt Basgall also set up two goals apiece for the visiting Spartans. Mikhail Yegorov made 30 stops for the host Terriers. 

On Saturday, BU (2-2-1) scored three times in the third period to tie the contest, but Basgall connected just under four minutes into overtime to lift MSU to a 4-3 win, its third straight triumph overall. Augustine made 31 saves for the Spartans, who also got a goal and an assist from Porter Marone, while Yegorov made 30 stops for BU.

MSU plays another non-conference series next weekend at Northern Michigan before opening its Big Ten slate, while BU will enter Hockey East play with a home-and-home series against UConn.

Devils Top Oilers, 5-3, in Matinee

The New Jersey Devils continued their early-season roll by besting the Edmonton Oilers, 5-3, today in an NHL matinee at the Prudential Center in Newark.

Brett Pesce (New Hampshire) assisted on the Devils' game-opening goal in the second period, while Jack Roslovic (Miami) had an assist for the Oilers on their first goal, after the Devils had taken a 2-1 lead. Luke Glendening (Michigan) notched four hits in all and also helped set up New Jersey's third goal, which came shorthanded. 

New Jersey outshot Edmonton, 30-23, on the afternoon, while the Oilers won 29 out of 50 faceoffs overall. The two teams will finish their two-game season series on Jan. 20 in Alberta.

Michigan State, Penn State Bounce Back

Two top Big Ten teams bounced back from Thursday losses with NCAA non-conference victories on Friday.

No. 2 Michigan State, which fell to New Hampshire by a 4-3 count on a late goal Friday, rebounded for a 2-0 win the next night at Munn Arena. Matt Basgall and Patrick Geary scored for the Spartans, with both goals set up by Charlie Stramel, while Trey Augustine made 13 saves for MSU (1-1-0 overall).

No. 4 Penn State fell to visiting Clarkson, 6-4, on Friday despite getting four goals from JJ Wiebusch. The Nittany Lions (3-1-0) came back the following evening for a 5-2 triumph, as Ben Schoen scored twice and Joshua Fleming made 21 stops at Pegula Ice Arena.

MSU is off to No. 3 Boston University for two games next weekend, while PSU will host LIU for a pair of games.

BC Men's Hockey Tops Minnesota, 3-1

Boston College men's hockey has broken into the victory column for 2025-26. One week after dropping their season opener to visiting Quinnipiac, the 11th-ranked Eagles won on Thursday at No. 12 Minnesota, 3-1.

Will Vote staked BC to a 1-0 lead, and after Minnesota's Brody Lamb tied it in later in the first period, the Eagles got the game-winner from Will Moore in the second stanza and an empty-net insurance tally from Drew Fortescue late in the final frame.

BC freshman goaltender Louka Cloutier made 18 stops in his first career NCAA start for the win, while Nathan Airey had 31 stops for the Golden Gophers (1-2-0 overall), who were outshot, 34-19, by the Eagles (1-1-0). It was BC's first triumph over Minnesota since a 6-1 win in a national semifinal in Tampa in 2012, the last time the Eagles won the NCAA title. 

The two schools will complete their two-game series on Friday at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.

Penn State Sweeps ASU to Start 2025-26 Season

Penn State men's hockey is off to a good start. The Nittany Lions, who made their first-ever NCAA Frozen Four last spring, opened their 2025-26 campaign with a two-step sweep at Arizona State, winning 6-2 on Friday before rebounding for a 4-2 victory on Sunday at Mullett Arena.

Sophomore forward Charlie Cerrato finished with two goals and four assists for PSU (2-0-0 overall), with five of those points coming on Friday. Projected No. 1 overall 2026 NHL draft choice Gavin McKenna fired home the game-winning goal Saturday on the power play, after providing a two-assist collegiate debut the night before. Kevin Reidler, in his first season with the Nittany Lions after spending his freshman campaign at Omaha, stopped 80 of 85 shots over the weekend, making 45 stops on Saturday as PSU rebounded from a 2-0 second-period deficit.

Bennett Schimek and Samuel Alfano posted a goal and an assist apiece for the Sun Devils (0-2-0), who also got 82 saves overall from Bentley transfer Connor Hasley.