The Minnesota Golden Gophers were not a full strength when the only took one of a possible six points against Michigan State in their final series of 2024. They hope to redeem themselves this weekend when they head into East Lansing at full strength in a top-three ranked showdown between the two teams atop the Big Ten standings.

The Michigan Wolverines (13-5) will try to continue a three-game winning streak when they visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-2) at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Williams Arena.

Two top-ranked NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey teams square off on Friday night, and you won’t want to miss it. The Michigan State Spartans host the Minnesota Golden Gophers for a two-game stint beginning on Friday, January 24, 2025, and concluding on Saturday, January 25, 2025.

Michigan State lost its top spot in the USCHO poll after an overtime loss to Michigan last week. The Spartans fell just one spot and still earned 13 first-place votes. They'll have quite the matchup this week as Minnesota visits for a two-game set.

With each passing game, Michigan’s freshmen look less and less like rookies. On Thursday night in Minneapolis, they carried the Wolverines to their first top-25 win of the season. Michigan beat No. 23 Minnesota 70-65, handing the Golden Gophers their first loss at Williams Arena this season in 12 tries.

The Gophers, ranked third nationally, face Michigan State (19-3-2) in a two-game series that could go a long way to determining the eventual Big Ten champion — a title that the Spartans are defending after Minnesota had won the previous two.

No. 23 Minnesota hosts the No. 24 Michigan Wolverines after Grace Grocholski scored 27 points in Minnesota's 87-82 win over the Northwestern Wildcats.

Freshman Syla Swords scored 23 points, eight in the fourth quarter, and No. 24 Michigan edged No. 23 Minnesota 70-65.

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Danny Collins has been with the Gophers since the arrival of head coach P.J. Fleck in 2017 and most recently served as safeties coach and pass game coordinator.

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