The fourth-ranked Michigan Wolverines (21-7-1) and the Michigan State Spartans (11-16-1) have gone two different directions since the calendars turned to 2022.
Michigan has won seven of eight games in the new year with its lone defeat coming in a 2-1 overtime loss at Minnesota on Jan. 21. The Spartans, however, have lost eight in a row and have not won a Big Ten game since Dec. 11 against Notre Dame.
Despite the teams’ opposing trajectories, the Spartans will look to take advantage of Michigan’s limited roster due to the Olympics to get back on track this weekend.