The Spartans suffered their first regulation loss since Dec. 6 at Wisconsin in a 4-2 defeat against Ohio State on Thursday night.

The Buckeyes upended Michigan State, 4-2, despite outshooting OSU 37-29, while having less penalties. The loss will allow an opening for Minnesota to chunk MSU's Big Ten lead in the standings. Ohio State improves to 16-7-2, while MSU falls to 20-4-3.

The No. 11 Ohio State Buckeyes' Men’s hockey team and the No. 2 Michigan State Spartans meet again for a two-game stint in Columbus, Ohio. Stream Game 1 on Fubo TV (try it for free) The conference rivals stand at the top of the Big Ten rankings.

Columbus, Ohio. – No. 2/2 Michigan State ran into a hot goaltender in Logan Terness and dropped a 4-2 decision on the road at Ohio State on Thursday night. Riley Thompson had a pair of goals and an assist for the Buckeyes, while both David Gucciardi and Karsen Dorwart scored for the Spartans (20-4-3, 11-3-3 B1G)