Michigan State Sweeps No. 2 Wisconsin at Kohl Center to Tighten Big Ten Race
The road sweep vaulted the Spartans into a share of second, exposing Wisconsin's unsettled goaltending.
Overview
- Michigan State won 4-3 on Thursday and 4-1 on Friday to take all six Big Ten points and move into a tie for second behind Michigan.
- Trey Augustine backstopped the Spartans with 24 saves in the opener and 30 in the finale, losing a potential shutout with 50 seconds left.
- Wisconsin started Eli Pulver on Friday but pulled him 12:42 in after three goals; Daniel Hauser, who took Thursday's loss, came on in relief.
- The Badgers went 0-for-5 on the power play in the finale and, despite a 31–23 shots-on-goal edge, struggled to generate quality chances.
- Wisconsin played without top-line center Gavin Morrissey due to a lower-body injury, and the chippy series included a postgame game misconduct for MSU’s Tiernan Shoudy in the opener.