Notre Dame hockey set for final road series at Michigan State

Notre Dame will return to the road this weekend for a two-game series at Michigan State, marking the final regular-season road series for the Irish (7 p.m. on Feb. 18-19). The Fighting Irish are 8-4-0 on the road this season. Notre Dame is coming …

The Fighting Irish boast the nation’s top penalty kill at 92.73% on the season (102-for-110).

Notre Dame has also scored six shorthanded goals this season (Max Ellis 2, Cam Burke 2, Spencer Stastney, Graham Slaggert), which ranks tied for second in the country.

The best year-end penalty kill percentage for the Irish came in 2006-07 when they posted a .904 mark, which currently ranks fourth in the NCAA records book.

The top marks in the NCAA Records book:

  • .920 — Michigan State (1998-99)
  • .911 — Michigan State (2000-01)
  • .909 — Michigan State (1997-98)
  • .904 — Notre Dame (2006-07)
  • .903 — Cornell (2000-01)