A weekend after getting their first wins of the season, Wisconsin took on top-ranked North Dakota and came away from Grand Forks with a split, pulling a 3-1 upset on Friday night before falling to the same scoreline on Sunday.
As with the previous weekend against Arizona State, goalie Matt Jurusik was the star. In Friday night’s win, Jurusik made 12 third-period saves and turned aside 29 shots. Wisconsin had trailed 1-0 after a goal seven minutes in, but tied the score when Corbin McGuire scored on a rebound.
In the second period, Luke Kunin scored 37 seconds in to give the Badgers a 2-1 lead, and Jedd Soleway scored to make it 3-1. The loss was North Dakota’s first of the season, and the win was Wisconsin’s 11th over a top-ranked team under coach Mike Eaves. 
On Saturday night, Jurusik kept Wisconsin close making 35 saves, but the Badgers failed to cash in on three power play chances in the third period. The game entered the third period tied at 1 after Wisconsin’s Grant Besse scored in the second period to extend his point streak to seven games.
Michigan State 5, New Hampshire 0; Michigan State 7, New Hampshire 4
Jake Hildebrand made 25 saves for his second straight shutout and 12th of his Spartan career as Michigan shutout the Wildcats. Five different players scored for the Spartans as Mackenzie MacEachern and Michael Ferrantino each notched two assists and Villiam Haag and Joe Cox had a goal and assist apiece.
On Saturday night, Michigan State scored three goals in the last 6:56 of the game after New Hampshire twice rallied from two-goal deficits of 2-0 and 4-2 for forge ties. Mason Appleton, JT Stenglein, Haag and Cox all scored their second goals of the weekend on Saturday, and Ferrantino had three assists to complete a five-assist weekend.
Notre Dame 4, Minnesota 3; Minnesota 4, Notre Dame 1
The Golden Gophers rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie Notre Dame, but fell to the No. 18 Fighting Irish 4-3 on a Jordan Gross’s second goal of the game with 1:56 to go in the third. Minnesota trailed 3-1 entering the third but power-play goals from Leon Bristedt (his second goal of the game) and Hudson Fasching tied the game with less than 4 minutes to play.
On Saturday night, Bristedt scored again and Tyler Sheehy and Jake Bischoff each had two assists as the Gophers upset Notre Dame 4-1. Eric Schierhorn made 28 saves in the win.
Penn State 1, Niagara 1
Dylan Richard scored on the power play with 3:01 left in the game to help Penn State tie Niagara. Debutant goalie Joe O’Brien shut down Penn State with a 39-save night.
Stars Of The Weekend
The stars of the weekend from the Big Ten are:
First star: Michael Ferrantino, Michigan State
Second star: Matt Jurusik, Wisconsin
Third star: Leon Bristedt, Minnesota
This Weekend’s Games
Michigan hosts Niagara for one game on Friday night.
Michigan State heads to Boston for a Friday night game at Boston College.
Minnesota has a home-and-home with Minnesota State — at Mankato on Friday night, and in Minneapolis Saturday night.
Ohio State is home for Friday night and Saturday afternoon games with Canisius.
Penn State is home for Friday night and Saturday afternoon games with Sacred Heart.
Wisconsin is off this weekend.
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