Despite being swept by Notre Dame last weekend, and on the season for that matter, the Michigan Wolverines (25-9-1) are ranked No. 4/5 in the country and are the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament set to begin tonight in Ann Arbor.
Opposing the Wolverines in the quarterfinals is an all too familiar foe: the Michigan State Spartans (12-21-1) who have struggled down the stretch of the regular season. Before winning their season finale against Penn State, the Spartans had lost 13 games in a row.
In the four games between the Wolverines and Spartans this year, Michigan has won all four by a combined score of 23-9 with only one game being decided by less than four goals.