No. 4 Michigan State hockey defeated No. 8 North Dakota 5-3 in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game at the H-E-B Center in Austin, Texas, on November 1, 2026.
A late goal by Lindstrom proved decisive as the Spartans knocked off the higher-ranked Fighting Hawks.
Michigan State forward Eric Nilson and North Dakota's Anthony Menghini were featured in a faceoff during the contest, captured by photographer Nathaniel Bott of the Lansing State Journal.
