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The Nittany Lions freshman will play against No. 2 Michigan, coach Guy Gadowsky said.
After defeating Michigan 5-2 in Detroit, Michigan State hockey hopped its biggest rival in the latest USCHO rankings.
No. 1 Michigan played No. 2 Michigan State in the annual Duel in the D at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
No. 1 Michigan Hockey earned a thrilling comeback win over rival No. 2 Michigan State on Friday night. Here’s how it all went down in the series opener at Yost:
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Michigan State hockey considered 'lock' to reach NCAA Tournament
With a month still left in the season, the Spartans are considered a "lock" to reach the NCAA Tournament again this year
Michigan State is the new No. 1 team in college hockey. The Spartans bypassed the Wolverines in the lastest USCHO.com national rankings on Monday. Michigan had been the No. 1-ranked team for 10 weeks but Michigan State picked up three out of a possible four points against the Wolverines this past weekend.
DETROIT – The Michigan and Michigan State hockey programs had just finished an instant classic in college hockey's most-played rivalry – an overtime win for the top-ranked Wolverines after erasing a two-goal, third-period deficit at Yost Ice Arena.
Michigan State’s hockey team has ended Michigan’s 10-week run at the top of the national polls. The Spartans and Wolverines changed places at the top of the U.S. College Hockey Online and USA Hockey polls after MSU took four of six points against Michigan during last week’s two-game series – the first ever with the two rivals ranked as the top two teams in the country.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – No. 2/2-ranked Michigan State fell to No. 1/1-ranked Michigan in overtime on Friday night, 4-3, at Yost Ice Arena. The Spartans come away with one point towards the Big Ten standings heading into Saturday night’s ‘Duel in the D’ at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Michigan Wolverines hockey and the Michigan State Spartans will be dueling in a two-game weekend series.
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Hockey bracketology shaped by rankings logjams, Michigan schools at top, ECAC in middle: Puck Drop
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