No. 2 Michigan State Splits at Ohio State After 2-1 Loss in Finale

Overview

• Ohio State won Saturday's rematch 2-1, with Davis Burnside scoring the go-ahead goal with just under 12 minutes left.
• The Buckeyes controlled key metrics in the finale, outshooting MSU 35-27 and winning faceoffs 40-23, as Sam Hillebrandt stopped 26 shots and Trey Augustine made 33 saves.
• Michigan State dominated Friday’s opener 6-2, exploding for four first-period goals including three in 23 seconds and converting on a lengthy 5-on-3.
• Freshman Porter Martone returned from captaining Canada at the World Juniors and logged three goals on the weekend, including a four-point night in the opener.
• A postgame scrum on Saturday led to game misconducts for MSU’s Eric Nilson and OSU’s Broten Sabo and a 10-minute misconduct for MSU’s Cayden Lindstrom, and MSU now heads to Wisconsin.