The second-ranked Michigan Wolverines (25-7-1) travel to South Bend, Indiana, for the season finale series against No. 8/9 Notre Dame (23-9) with the fate of the Big Ten regular season crown hanging in the balance.
Michigan is two points ahead of Minnesota, who plays Wisconsin this weekend. Regardless of how the Golden Gophers perform, the Wolverines need only four points across the two games to secure the Big Ten title and the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
If this alone wasn’t enough motivation, Notre Dame is the only Big Ten opponent Michigan has not beaten this season.