Have you had trouble sleeping with the looming No. 2 vs. No. 3 colossal clash happening in Columbus in nine days? Allow me to offer you an appetizer of sorts happening tonight and tomorrow on the ice as the No. 3 ranked Michigan Wolverines (9-3) welcome the No. 2 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4) to Yost Arena for a battle of early season superiority.
Last season, Michigan and Minnesota split their regular season series two games apiece, but the Gophers had the upper hand down the stretch and captured the regular season Big Ten title. However, the Wolverines exacted revenge by winning the Big Ten Tournament crown and did so by defeating Minnesota in the championship game.