Special teams could decide the battle between Michigan Hockey and Wisconsin this weekend, as Big Ten title and NCAA Tournament positioning hang in the balance:

MSU goaltender Trey Augustine made a season-high 37 saves to help MSU to a 4-2 win over Notre Dame.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – With six games left in the regular season, entering Thursday, the Michigan State hockey team controls its own destiny in the race for the Big Ten title. Where they sit in the standings,

TV/Radio: Both games will be televised on the Big Ten Network. You can listen to both games at MSUSpartans.com or on the Michigan State Athletics app. All-Time series: MSU leads the all-time matchup, 84-53-16, and has won eight straight games in the series, including sweeping the Irish on the road in mid-November.

Michigan is four points ahead of Michigan State but the Spartans have two games at hand. Both team, however, are trying to ignore the title noise.

After defeating Michigan 5-2 in Detroit, Michigan State hockey hopped its biggest rival in the latest USCHO rankings.

Taking on a rested Penn State squad, the Wolverines came away with two more wins, though the first contest did go to a shootout. Nonetheless, Michigan continues to dominate the NCAA rankings. Free agent T.J. Hughes is still the top scorer on the team, while goalie Jack Ivankovic (NSH) is finding his range again after returning from injury.

No. 1 Michigan will play No. 2 Michigan State in the annual Duel in the D at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.

Follow along live as No. 1 faces off with No. 2 in college hockey's biggest rivalry between Michigan State and Michigan.

ANN ARBOR – Michigan’s hockey team wasn’t pleased with its performance in Friday’s series opener against Penn State, despite taking two of three points by winning the shootout after a 4-4 tie. The second-ranked Wolverines felt differently after Saturday’s 6-3 win at Yost Ice Arena to extend their lead in the Big Ten to four points over No.