# 2019–20 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season was the 78th season of play for the program and the 30th season in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans represented Michigan State University and were coached by Danton Cole, in his 3rd season.

## Roster

As of September 3, 2019.

## Standings

2019–20 Big Ten ice hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #9 Penn State | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 79 | 70 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 121 | 88 |
| #10 Ohio State | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 62 | 62 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 91 | 80 |
| #17 Michigan | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 65 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 92 | 72 |
| #18 Minnesota | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 66 | 62 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 95 | 94 |
| Notre Dame | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 90 | 91 |
| Michigan State | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 80 | 82 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 63 | 89 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 110 | 124 |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020 ||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 7 | 7:05 PM | vs. Western Ontario* | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan (Exhibition) | | Lethemon | W 6–1 | 2,500 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:00 PM | at Northern Michigan* | | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | | Lethemon | W 5–3 | 4,043 | 1–0–0 |
| October 12 | 6:07 PM | at Northern Michigan* | | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | | DeRidder | L 0–2 | 4,071 | 1–1–0 |
| October 18 | 7:05 PM | vs. USNTDP* | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan (Exhibition) | | Lethemon | W 2–1 | 3,897 | |
| October 25 | 9:37 PM | at Colorado College* | | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | ATTRM | DeRidder | L 1–3 | 3,430 | 1–2–0 |
| October 26 | 8:07 PM | at Colorado College* | | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Lethemon | W 5–1 | 3,390 | 2–2–0 |
| November 1 | 7:05 PM | vs. #4 Cornell* | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Lethemon | L 2–3 | 5,203 | 2–3–0 |
| November 2 | 7:05 PM | vs. #4 Cornell* | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | DeRidder | L 2–6 | 5,752 | 2–4–0 |
| November 8 | 7:07 PM | at #6 Penn State | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Lethemon | W 2–0 | 6,071 | 3–4–0 (1–0–0–0) |
| November 9 | 6:07 PM | at #6 Penn State | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Lethemon | L 4–6 | 5,936 | 3–5–0 (1–1–0–0) |
| November 14 | 6:31 PM | at Michigan | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | BTN | Lethemon | W 4–3 | 5,233 | 4–5–0 (2–1–0–0) |
| November 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. Michigan | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Lethemon | W 3–0 | 6,552 | 5–5–0 (3–1–0–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. #3 Notre Dame | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Lethemon | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 4,898 | 5–5–1 (3–1–1–0) |
| November 23 | 7:00 PM | vs. #3 Notre Dame | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Lethemon | W 3–2 | 5,902 | 6–5–1 (4–1–1–0) |
| November 30 | 5:00 PM | at #11 Ohio State | #20 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Lethemon | L 1–3 | 4,251 | 6–6–1 (4–2–1–0) |
| December 1 | 2:31 PM | at #11 Ohio State | #20 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Lethemon | L 0–2 | 4,222 | 6–7–1 (4–3–1–0) |
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. #19 Wisconsin | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Lethemon | W 3–0 | 6,007 | 7–7–1 (5–3–1–0) |
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. #19 Wisconsin | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Lethemon | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 5,608 | 8–7–1 (6–3–1–0) |
| December 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Arizona State* | #18 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Lethemon | L 3–4 | 5,306 | 8–8–1 (6–3–1–0) |
| December 15 | 5:00 PM | vs. #16 Arizona State* | #18 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Lethemon | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 5,004 | 9–8–1 (6–3–1–0) |
| Great Lakes Invitational ||||||||||
| December 30 | 1:07 PM | vs. Michigan Tech* | #18 | Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, Michigan (GLI Semifinal) | | Lethemon | L 2–4 | 16,139 | 9–9–1 (6–3–1–0) |
| December 31 | 11:37 AM | vs. Ferris State* | #18 | Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, Michigan (GLI Third Place) | | Lethemon | W 5–2 | 10,240 | 10–9–1 (6–3–1–0) |
| January 10 | 6:00 PM | at vs. Minnesota | #20 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | BTN | Lethemon | W 4–1 | 6,346 | 11–9–1 (7–3–1–0) |
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | at vs. Minnesota | #20 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | BTN | Lethemon | L 0–2 | 5,923 | 11–10–1 (7–4–1–0) |
| January 17 | 9:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | #20 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | ESPNU | Lethemon | W 4–0 | 9,336 | 12–10–1 (8–4–1–0) |
| January 18 | 8:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | #20 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSW+ | Lethemon | L 1–3 | 12,813 | 12–11–1 (8–5–1–0) |
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | vs. #9 Penn State | #19 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Lethemon | W 4–2 | 6,017 | 13–11–1 (9–5–1–0) |
| January 25 | 6:00 PM | vs. #9 Penn State | #19 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | BTN | Lethemon | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 6,586 | 13–12–1 (9–6–1–0) |
| February 7 | 8:00 PM | at Minnesota | #19 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | FSN+ | Lethemon | L 1–4 | 8,860 | 13–13–1 (9–7–1–0) |
| February 8 | 6:00 PM | at Minnesota | #19 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | FSN+ | Lethemon | W 4–2 | 9,661 | 14–13–1 (10–7–1–0) |
| February 14 | 6:00 PM | vs. Michigan | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | BTN | Lethemon | L 1–5 | 6,796 | 14–14–1 (10–8–1–0) |
| February 17 | 7:07 PM | vs. Michigan | | Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, Michigan | FSD | Lethemon | L 1–4 | 8,455 | 14–15–1 (10–9–1–0) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. #12 Ohio State | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | DeRidder | L 0–1 | 6,376 | 14–16–1 (10–10–1–0) |
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. #12 Ohio State | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Lethemon | L 2–4 | 6,746 | 14–17–1 (10–11–1–0) |
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | at Notre Dame | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Lethemon | W 3–1 | 5,265 | 15–17–1 (11–11–1–0) |
| February 29 | 6:00 PM | at Notre Dame | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Phi+ | Lethemon | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 5,355 | 15–17–2 (11–11–2–0) |
| Big Ten Tournament ||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan* | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Quarterfinal Game 1) | | Lethemon | L 0–3 | 3,238 | 15–18–2 (11–11–2–0) |
| March 7 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan* | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Quarterfinal Game 2) | | Lethemon | L 0–3 | 4,226 | 15–19–2 (11–11–2–0) |
| Michigan State Lost Series 0–2 ||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring Statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Patrick Khodorenko | C | 36 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 20 |
| Dennis Cesana | D | 36 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 28 |
| Mitchell Lewandowski | LW | 36 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 28 |
| Sam Saliba | F | 36 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| Logan Lambdin | LW | 35 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 22 |
| Jerad Rosburg | D | 36 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 22 |
| Tommy Apap | F | 36 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
| Tommy Miller | D | 36 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Brody Stevens | C | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| Nicolas Müller | C/RW | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Josh Nodler | C | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Gianluca Esteves | F | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Jagger Joshua | F | 36 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 35 |
| Cole Krygier | D | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| Butrus Ghafari | D | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| Adam Goodsir | F | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Christian Krygier | D | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| Austin Kamer | RW | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Wojciech Stachowiak | LW | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Mattson | C | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Scarsella | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Wright | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Drew DeRidder | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Smith | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lethemon | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 36 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Total | | | | | | |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Spencer Wright | 1 | 0:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.00 |
| John Lethemon | 33 | 1944 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 69 | 993 | 5 | .935 | 2.13 |
| Drew DeRidder | 4 | 214 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 91 | 0 | .901 | 2.80 |
| Empty Net | - | 17 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 36 | 2176 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 88 | 1084 | 5 | .925 | 2.43 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |