Overview
- Adam Valentini opened the scoring on a first-period power play at Yost Ice Arena.
- Malcolm Spence netted his eighth of the season before Kienan Draper and Asher Barnett—his first NCAA goal—stretched the lead to 4-0 early in the second.
- Notre Dame cut the deficit in the third, but freshman goalie Jack Ivankovic, fresh off a World Junior bronze with Team Canada, finished with 29 saves.
- Nick Moldenhauer sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 2:05 remaining.
- Michigan moved to 17-4 overall and 8-3 in the Big Ten, improving to 3-0 against Notre Dame this season, with the series finale set for Saturday at Yost.