DETROIT, Mich. -- This was the 57th and likely final time the University of Michigan and Michigan State would meet at Joe Louis Arena.
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And it came down to a first-ever shootout between the arch-rivals to decide who received the extra point in the Big Ten standings after a 4-4 tie.
Wolverines defenseman Sam Piazza decided it in the fifth round of the shootout by beating goalie John Lethemon with a top-shelf goal. Spartans winger Logan Lambdin shot wide against goalie Hayden Lavigne immediately after Piazza's goal to end the shootout.