Chasers Charge into Final Standings: Ohio State Seeks Big Ten Crown!

Overtime proved fatal for Spartan fans everywhere. The Spartans worked extremely hard to earn the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten before heading into the conference playoffs.

That top seed earned them a bye as they waited to see who their opponent would be. Michigan State sat back and watched as Ohio State blew out Wisconsin, then watched again as that same Buckeyes team came into Munn Ice Arena and put the dagger in the Spartans’ Big Ten Tournament hopes. Michigan State never truly had control of the game outside of the opening minutes.

Ohio State looked like the calmer, looser team throughout the night, while the Spartans appeared to be playing with the weight of expectations on their shoulders. Game Recap The Spartans opened the scoring early. Shane Vansaghi found himself all alone skating toward the net after a well-timed pass from Gavin O’Connell.

O’Connell shoveled the puck across the ice, and Vansaghi was able to corral it and fire it into the net, giving Michigan State a clean 1–0 lead. Michigan State came out firing shots early and looked like the more dominant team in the opening minutes. But this Buckeyes team has a way of baiting opponents into thinking they aren’t dangerous.