On The Fly...
• Michigan State closes the regular season by hosting Ohio State ... The Buckeyes (25 points) and Spartans (19 points) enter the weekend in fourth and fifth place, respectively, and will meet in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament as the teams cannot move above fourth place or drop below fifth place.
• The Spartans are 3-1-1 in their last five games and 4-3-1 since the beginning of February.
• Michigan State is back in the top-10 nationally in penalty kill percentage at .857, which also leads the Big Ten .