The Michigan Wolverines (12-7-1) saw a six-game winning streak against the Spartans end on night one, but responded with an ALMOST shutout victory in the second game. Michigan was short-handed all weekend without all-universe freshman Adam Fantilli headed to participate in Team Canada World Junior activities, but mitigated his absence with several second-line players stepping up.
In the first game, Michigan struck first when Michigan State turned the puck over deep in its own end. Johnny Druskinis recovered the puck for the Wolverines and found a drifting TJ Hughes who beat stellar Spartan goalie Dylan St.