But MSU allowed just three other shots to reach goaltender Mike Zacharias (26 saves) in the period and got its cushion back on Canzanello’s goal.

Canzanello walked the puck in from the blue line and fired a shot through Robinson’s legs from the bottom of the right circle.

It was the third career goal for the junior blueliner but his second game-winner.

“They give us the option,” Canzanello said of defensemen carrying the puck deep, “as long as you can beat the backchecker up the ice, see an opening and get to it without much of a risk.”

Just 44 seconds into the third, Tech got a lucky bounce to make it 3-2. Alex Gagne fired a shot from the right circle, and the puck pinballed off two MSU players, including defenseman Blake Friesen, and went in behind Zacharias who was playing the initial shot.

Bruess all but sealed the win with his power-play goal. Last season’s leading scorer, the Mavericks’ assistant captain fired a shot into the upper right-hand corner after taking a cross-ice pass from Ben Youds, who also had two assists in the game.

“I thought we played a smart hockey game tonight,” Jutting said. “We kept our composure.”

Up next for the Mavericks will be a nonconference series Friday and Saturday at Bowling Green State (Ohio).

Minnesota State 2-1-1—4
Michigan Tech 0-1-1—2M

FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1. MSU-Bruess 6 (Irwin 4, Youds 4) 3:44; 2. MSU-Galiardi 3 (Davis 13, Zacharias 2) ppg 15:19
Penalties: Davis, MSU (cross-checking) 11:52; Angelow, MTU (hooking) 14:46

SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 3. MTU-Baker 6 (Olson 5, MacLeod 3) 7:40; 4. MSU-Canzanello 1 (Galiardi 5, Louwerse 4) 16:10
Penalties: None.

THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 5. MTU-Gagne 3 (Dobson 9, Kinrade 3) :44; 6. MSU-Bruess 7 (Youds 5, Davis 14)
Penalties: Kilburg, MSU (slashing) 2:04; Royer, MTU (cross-checking) 8:08; Kivisto, MTU (checking from behind) 11:21; Canzanello, MSU (tripping) 12:01

SUMMARIES
Shots on goal: MSU 8-9-8—25; MTU 13-4-11—28. Penalties: MSU 3 for 6 minutes; MTU 3 for 6 minutes. Power-play opportunities: MSU 2 for 3; MTU 0 for 3. Goalie saves: MSU-Zacharias 13-3-10—26 (2 GA); MTU-Robinson 6-8-7—21 (4 GA)

Referees: Jon Campion, C.J. Beaurline. Linesmen: Damon Beiring, Charlie Hurley.