The night was different, but the location and the results were the same for No. 3 seed Michigan against No. 6 seed Michigan State in Game 2 of their best-of-three Big Ten first-round series.
A night after the Wolverines (17-15-4) pumped three goals into the net at Yost Arena and kept the Spartans off the scoreboard, they did it again, beating MSU, 3-0, to eliminate the Spartans (16-18-2) from the Big Ten tournament on Saturday. Michigan will face No. 2 seed Ohio State next weekend in a single-game semifinal matchup in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes blitzed No. 7 seed Wisconsin, 9-1, on Friday, then knocked off the Badgers, 2-1, in overtime on Saturday night.