Everything MSU's Adam Nightingale Said Following PSU Win

Here's what Michigan State hockey's head coach had to say after the 2-1 OT victory on Friday.

Michigan State hockey head coach Adam Nightingale speaks after a 2-1 OT win over Penn State on Nov. 7, 2025. | Jacob Cotsonika, Michigan State Spartans on SI

EAST LANSING, Mich. --- No. 1 Michigan State hockey defeated No. 3 Penn State on Friday, 2-1 in overtime on a game-winning goal from Tiernan Shoudy.

MSU head coach Adam Nightingale spoke after the tough-earned victory that got the Spartans two points in the Big Ten standings (PSU got one).

Michigan State's head coach Adam Nightingale calls out to players during hockey practice on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, at Munn Arena in East Lansing. | Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

A complete video of Nightingale's media availability can be watched below. Michigan State takes on the Nittany Lions again on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on B1G+.

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Additionally, a partial transcript of Nightingale's presser has been provided below.

Transcript

Michigan State's head coach Adam Nightingale, center, looks on from the bench during the first period in the game against New Hampshire on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing. | Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

NIGHTINGALE: Alright, I thought that was a good game. I thought our guys stayed with it. And obviously, we're playing a really good team and they can tax you for sure.

I thought Trey [Augustine] made a big-time save there, about three minutes into the game, and we go on that 2-on-1. And I thought as the game went on, we got better and better.

I thought there was parts of the game for sure that we played how we need to play. There's other parts... and credit to them, they make it hard on you.

I thought both goalies played well. We had multiple breakaways, and their guy did a heck of a job.

Michigan State's Gavin O'Connell takes a shot against New Hampshire during the second period on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing. | Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

But I thought that, obviously, [Anthony Romani's] goal was a big goal. He's a really good player, but he won a puck battle, had some poise, put it under the bar. And then, for Tommi [Mannisto] and [Tiernan] Shoudy's area to finish that one off, that was a big-time play. And obviously, we got an opportunity tomorrow to keep growing as a team.

Q: This is a series that's built on a lot of headliners, big names and all that. Of course, it's Shoudy with the game winner. He's sort of a guy you trust greatly. Is it sort of fitting that his group does it?

NIGHTINGALE: Yeah, I mean, I think that sometimes gets lost, right? You don't have to be a draft pick to be a good hockey player, right? You think about him and Tommi, you know, how many games they've helped us win since we've been here.

I mean, they play winning hockey, you know exactly what you're going to get and it's repeatable, right? You're not guessing what's going to happen.

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