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,

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - No. 2 Boston College scored a trio of second-period goals and held on to defeat No. 4 Michigan State 3-0 on Friday night at Munn Ice Arena.

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. In game one,

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.

Boston College goaltender Jacob Fowler produced a 24-save shutout as the Eagles scored three in the second period to spoil the Spartans' home opener.

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.

The No. 2 Boston College men’s hockey team (1-0) opened its season with a 3-0 victory over the No. 4 Michigan State Spartans (2-1) at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Mich., on Friday night.