Michigan State hockey split the weekend’s two game series against No. 10 Ohio State, winning 3-2 in overtime on Saturday and falling 4-2 on Sunday. The matchup against the Buckeyes, now 1-3-0 overall, was Michigan State’s first conference test. The weekend’s results move the Spartans to 2-1-1 as they look towards the remainder of the calendar year.
In Saturday’s first leg, Michigan State narrowly edged out a 3-2 overtime victory. Nico Muller buried the winner 3:36 into the overtime period after kicking a Tommy Apap pass to his stick and finding the nearside post from the left circle.