Junior forwards Isaac Howard and Daniel Russell scored in the shootout to give MSU the extra point in the Big Ten standings after tying in regulation.

Michigan State senior defenseman David Gucciardi was an unexpected star in the No. 2 Spartans' 9-3 pummeling of No. 4 Minnesota.

Coming off an impressive 9-3 win over Minnesota on Friday, Michigan State’s hockey team knew Saturday’s series finale would be a battle. It was exactly that as the Spartans and Gophers ended in a 3-3 draw,

Isaac Howard and David Gucciardi scored two goals apiece as MSU scored four goals in both the second and third periods to roll past Minnesota.

Jimmy Snuggerud's goal made it a 5-3 game headed into the third period, but the Spartans lit the lamp four more times for the 9-3 final score. It is the most goals scored by an MSU team against Minnesota since Feb. 1, 1980.

What a statement win by No. 2 Michigan State hockey on Friday against against No. 4 Minnesota. The Spartans took down the Golden Gophers 9 to 3 in an absolute blowout in Munn Arena. This was a massive win by the Spartans who were just one point ahead of Minnesota in the conference standings heading into this game.

It was a much better effort from the fourth-ranked Gophers men's hockey team and it'll officially go down as a 3-3 tie with No. 2 Michigan State. But it was the Spartans who picked up the extra point in a shootout Saturday in East Lansing, Mich.