What MSU's Nightingale Said Following Stunning Loss to New Hampshire

In addition, a partial transcript of the press conference has been provided.

Transcript

NIGHTINGALE: Obviously, tough start to the year, for sure. I thought the crowd was great. I thought it was a pretty normal start of the year; hockey was a little bit helter-skelter. I thought, you know, the second we kind of got to our game but --- give UNH credit, I thought they did a lot of good things. I thought they were heavy at the puck, competitive in front of their net and did a heck of a job blocking shots.

We take the five-minute major, we're only able to kill (three minutes), we only gave up one. But, I thought Tommi (Mannisto made a) great play and was staying with it and (Sean Barnhill) to tie it up.

And obviously, that's a super tough finish. But, I told the guys after the game, I mean, this is a team sport. You win as a team, you lose as a team, and clearly, we've got a lot to work on.

Q: What most concerned you or disappointed you? What do you want to see most worked on, I guess?

NIGHTINGALE: I don't think concerned, disappointed are the right words. I think that knowing our group, we have a lot to work on, right? And one of them is the pace of the games played at the college level.

I think we've got a lot of new guys, and understanding that it's super competitive every night, it's like a playoff game. And not that I thought our guys weren't competitive, but I think that's a great reminder for our guys that this is hard. College hockey is hard and there are no nights off and they're (New Hampshire) a really good team.