On The Fly...
• The Spartans close the month of January by traveling to Columbus to take on Ohio State, Friday and Saturday at Value City Arena … MSU went 3-1 against the Buckeyes last season, including 1-1 on the road.
• Goaltender Jake Hildebrand has allowed two or fewer goals in eight of 11-career games against Ohio State, including a 22-save shutout in last year’s final meeting between the teams … Hildebrand has 1.87 goals-against average and .942 save percentage against OSU.
• Michael Ferrantino is the Spartans’ active leader in points (4a) vs.