MSU goaltender Trey Augustine made a season-high 37 saves to help MSU to a 4-2 win over Notre Dame.

Taking on a rested Penn State squad, the Wolverines came away with two more wins, though the first contest did go to a shootout. Nonetheless, Michigan continues to dominate the NCAA rankings. Free agent T.J. Hughes is still the top scorer on the team, while goalie Jack Ivankovic (NSH) is finding his range again after returning from injury.

To better understand what opponents face when they visit, MLive stepped into the belly of the beast for a firsthand experience.

Michigan is four points ahead of Michigan State but the Spartans have two games at hand. Both team, however, are trying to ignore the title noise.

TV/Radio: Both games will be televised on the Big Ten Network. You can listen to both games at MSUSpartans.com or on the Michigan State Athletics app. All-Time series: MSU leads the all-time matchup, 84-53-16, and has won eight straight games in the series, including sweeping the Irish on the road in mid-November.

The Lumen Christi hockey team picked up a 1-0 regional win over Grand Rapids Catholic Central on Thursday. Jack O’Shea scored what proved to be the only goal the Titans needed, assisted by Boyer Zimmerman and Brody Bruemmer. Michael Palmer made 45 saves in the shutout win.

No. 1-ranked Michigan State opened a two-game series against Notre Dame with a 4-2 victory on Thursday at Munn Ice Arena.