The Minnesota Gophers men’s hockey team will get back to work after a week off by taking on the Michigan State Spartans in a Big Ten Semifinal at 3M Arena at Mariucci Saturday night. The winner will advance to play either Ohio State or Michigan who face off in an earlier semifinal Saturday evening. Minnesota has owned the Spartans this season going 4-0 and outscoring MSU 25-6. The Gophers have won their last 13 games over Michigan State including a Big Ten quarterfinal game in the 2021 tournament.
Minnesota by virtue of winning the Big Ten regular season title had a bye last weekend and did not play a Big Ten First round series.