MSU continued to grind down Notre Dame, which only mustered four shots in the third trailing by one. The Spartans held a 46-18 advantage in shots on goal and controlled play for most of the 60 minutes.

Michigan State hockey is moving on to the Big Ten Tournament championship game after defeating Notre Dame on home ice, 1-0

Though the shots on goal said otherwise with 46 total for the Michigan State University hockey team, it would only be one goal that it needed in the end. Junior forward Isaac Howard’s power-play goal secured a 1-0 shutout over Notre Dame, sending MSU to its second straight championship game.