Michigan had a chance to secure a pair of signature wins against a Top-5 opponent before the mid-season break, but it was not to be. The Minnesota Golden Gophers jumped out to sizable leads in both games, and the Wolverines were never able to catch up. Minnesota won the Tuesday game by the score of 3-1, and the Wednesday game by the score of 4-0.
Michigan was shorthanded
As Kyle pointed out in the series preview, the Wolverines were going to be without some key players in this series because of the U.S. World Juniors team.