EAST LANSING – Competitiveness was restored to what had become a one-sided rivalry, leading it back into the national spotlight. After losing 14 of 16 against Michigan, Michigan State won four of six meetings last season,

Charlie Stramel gets two goals and an assist and Isaac Howard notches three assists as MSU splits weekend series

No. 1 Michigan State (19-3-2, 10-2-2 Big Ten) navigated a penalty-ridden game to earn a 4-1 win over No. 10 Michigan. The Spartans’ power play went 2-for-7, while the penalty kill blanked the Wolverines on four out of five deployments.

Charlie Stramel was at the podium answering a question during a postgame press conference and couldn’t hold back a big yawn. It was late and the Michigan State forward had reason to be tired after playing 60 minutes of physical hockey in a 4-1 win against rival Michigan on Saturday night.