Dylan St. Cyr made 37 saves and fifth-seeded Michigan State beat fourth-seeded Notre Dame 4-2 to win the decisive third game of their Big Ten hockey quarterfinal series.
Gophers will play Michigan State in Big Ten men's hockey semifinals
The Spartans won the final two games of their best-of-three series at Notre Dame.
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March 6, 2023 at 1:26AM
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Nicolas Muller scored twice, including an empty-netter, and had an assist for Michigan State. Jeremy Davidson had a goal and an assist, and Tiernan Shoudy also scored for the 20th-ranked Spartans (18-17-2), who bounced back from a 1-0 loss Friday to win the final two games.
As the lowest remaining seed, Michigan State will play the Gophers in a single-game semifinal Saturday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
Justin Janicke and Hunter Strand scored for No. 19 Notre Dame (16-16-5), which is not expected to make the NCAA tournament field.
No. 9 Ohio State 3, No. 10 Penn State 1: Jakub Dobes made 30 saves and Cole McWard and Scooter Brickey scored in the second period to send the host and third-seeded Buckeyes (20-14-3) past the Nittany Lions (21-14-2) and into the Big Ten semis. Ohio State will play at Michigan on Saturday.
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Two offensive linemen from Lakeville, Bryce Benhart and Riley Mahlman, are standouts for Big Ten rivals of Minnesota.
