SOUTH BEND, Indiana – The Michigan State hockey program took a huge step forward Sunday night.
The Spartans won their first-ever Big Ten tournament series, scoring three unanswered goals and going on to a 4-2 victory over Notre Dame in Game 3 of their best-of-3 series.
MSU will now travel to face No. 1-seed Minnesota next weekend in a one-game semifinal for a spot in the Big Ten tournament final.
Notre Dame's Justin Janicke opened the scoring for Notre Dame on the power play just over five minutes into the game. But MSU senior forward Nico Muller responded later in the first period by jumping on a loose puck from a blocked shot and sending it over the glove of Notre Dame goaltender Ryan Bischel.