Weekend Takeaways: Spartans Roll To Sweep

Michigan State showed no signs of rust after having last week off.

The Spartans responded from a one-goal deficit on a puck that deflected off goaltender Trey Augustine's skate and into the back of the net.

Michigan State scored four unanswered goals to close out the game, including Shane Vansaghi's go-ahead marker, his first goal of the season, and eventual game-winner.

Isaac Howard made it a two-goal lead for the Spartans past the midway point of the third period before Daniel Russell sealed the game with an empty-net goal.

Augustine turned aside 29-of-30 to pick up his fourth straight win and sixth of the season.

Michigan State hosts Notre Dame for two games next weekend.

Boston College Passes Latest Test

The No. 2-ranked Boston College Eagles continued their recent dominance and proved they are among the top teams in College Hockey with a two-game sweep over No. 5 Maine this weekend.

Sophomore forward Ryan Leonard tallied the game-winning goals in both games and finished the weekend with three points on a combined 11 shots.

The Washington Capitals draft pick helped Boston College overcome a two-goal deficit on Friday with the go-ahead goal from James Hagens late in regulation.

On Sunday, Leonard opened the scoring midway through the second period.

Meanwhile, sophomore goaltender Jacob Fowler picked up two more wins, stopping a combined 56-of-58 on the weekend, including all 26 in Sunday's shutout of the Black Bears.

Evan Werner Stays Red-Hot In Michigan's Sweep

Evan Werner has been one of the hottest players in the country since the calendar flipped to November.

The sophomore forward potted two more goals on the weekend, including the overtime-winner in Michigan's 2-1 win over Notre Dame on Friday.

The following night, Werner was one of four different skaters for the Wolverines to find the back of the net in their 4-2 win to complete the sweep.

Werner extended his point streak to four games, collecting five goals and six points during this current stretch.

Red Hawks Earn Hard-Fought Splits With BU

The No. 17-ranked UMass Lowell Red Hawks split their home-and-home series with No. 9-ranked Boston University this weekend.

The Red Hawks saw five different skaters find the back of the net in Friday's 5-3 win over BU.

Freshman forward Libor Nemec tallied a goal and an assist on Friday and added another marker on Saturday, extending his goal streak to three games.

UMass Lowell was less fortunate on Saturday, falling to the Terriers by a 5-2 final score.

Junior forward Quinn Hutson recorded his first multi-goal game of the season for Boston University and finished the weekend with three points (2-1-3) on a combined seven shots.

Gophers Sweep Border Battle

The Border Battle lived up to the hype, with No. 3-ranked Minnesota taking both games by matching 3-2 final scores.

The wins vaulted the Gophers to a 9-1-0 record while dropping Wisconsin to 2-8-0 on the season.

Junior forward Jimmy Snuggerud tallied a pair of goals on Friday night, including the go-ahead marker in the third period to help Minnesota come back from a two-goal deficit.

Snuggerud was again part of the game-winning goal on Saturday, collecting the primary assist on Brodie Ziemer's overtime-winner. The freshman forward batted a puck out of midair and into the back of the net.