Men’s Hockey Falls to #2 Michigan State, 2-1 - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Saturday, October 24

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

3-2-1

Michigan State

4-1-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Michigan St.	0	1	1	2
New Hampshire	0	0	1	1

Highlights

Émile Guité scored his fourth goal of the season

Photo by: Alex Miller

10/24/2026 10:48:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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Freshman Émile Guité scored his team-best fourth goal of the season

DURHAM, N.H. – Freshman forward Émile Guité (Chambly, Quebec) scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season, but the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to No. 2 Michigan State, 2-1, in front of a crowd of 6,002 at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex on Saturday evening in non-conference action. The teams split the weekend series after the Wildcats earned a 1-0 victory on Friday.

The Wildcats fall to 3-2-1 overall, while the Spartans improve to 4-1-0 overall.

Guité scored UNH's lone goal in the third period, while Senior Michael Simpson (London, Ontario) made 21 saves for the Wildcats.

Senior assistant captain Nick Ring (Hingham, Mass.) extended his point streak to six consecutive games with an assist. He has three goals and five assists for eight points this season.

The Wildcats are now 9-9-0 all-time against the Spartans.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will travel to Burlington to take on Vermont on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31 on ESPN+. Friday is at 7 p.m. and Saturday will start at 4 p.m.
UNH will then play a home-and-home series with UMass Lowell on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7. The game on Friday is on the road at 7:15 p.m., while the 'Cats return to the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex on Saturday at 7 p.m. presented by Port City Vet. Both games are on ESPN+.
Tickets can be purchased at UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling the ticket office at (603) 862-4000. Don't miss the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.

Score: #2 Michigan State 2, New Hampshire 1
Records: UNH (3-2-1, 0-0-1 Hockey East); MSU (4-1-0, 0-0-0 B1G)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex)
Date: Oct. 24, 2026
Attendance: 6,002

BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Michigan State opened the scoring at 17:23 of the second period when Mason West sent a low shot glove-side into the net. Jimmy Clark and Tommi Männistö recorded the assists on the goal.
Michigan State doubled its lead at 5:24 of the third period when Anthony Romani scored stick side with the Spartans skating with an extra attacker after pulling their goaltender on a delayed penalty call. Tommy Bleyl and Ryker Lee were credited with assists.
The Wildcats got on the board at 9:18 of the third period when Guité fired a low shot into the center of the net for the power play goal. Ring and junior Ryan Johnson (Calgary, Alberta) each earned an assist on the play.

Émile Guité gets us on the board on the @Unitil Power Play 👏

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— UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) October 25, 2026

The Wildcats went with an empty net with less than two minutes remaining, but were unable to find the equalizer for the 2-1 final score.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH outshot MSU, 39-23.
The Wildcats went 1-4 on the man-advantage, while the Spartans went 0-2.
Simpson made 21 saves, while Joshua Ravensbergen recorded 38 for the Spartans to earn the win.

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