Lansing State Journal sports reporter Nathaniel Bott breaks down No. 4 Michigan State hockey's 4-3 win against No. 2 Boston College on Saturday night.

The Boston College men’s hockey team (1-0, 0-0 HE) plays its series finale against the No. 4 Michigan State Spartans (2-1, 1-0 B1G) on Saturday evening at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Mich. In Game 1 on Friday night,

Coming off a 3-0 loss to No. 4 Boston College on Friday, No. 4 Michigan State was able to bounce back on Saturday night. The Spartans won 4-3 and picked up their first win over the Eagles since the 2007 national championship game.

Michigan State hockey welcomed in Boston College for a top four college hockey showdown. The No. 4 Spartans and the No. 2 Eagles have a two game series at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing.

The Eagles are narrowly behind the Denver Pioneers, who secured 994 points and 47 first-place votes. Boston University is No. 3 with 902 points, Michigan State stayed at No. 4, with 847 and North Dakota capped off the top five with 800.

MSU Hockey kicked off its 50th season at Munn this weekend against hockey powerhouse Boston College. This was a battle of preseason 2 vs 4 and was going to test the make of this years roster. Last season MSU was swept at Boston College but Coach Nightingale has mentioned what a turning point those games were and how they helped the team down the stretch.