The No. 11 Ohio State Buckeyes' Men’s hockey team and the No. 2 Spartans meet again for a two game stint in Columbus, Ohio. The conference rivals stand at the top of the Big Ten rankings. The Spartans possess the No.

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

No. 2 Michigan State hockey is gearing up for its road series with Ohio State. The Spartans will be looking to add to their lead as the No. 1 team in the Big Ten before their second season series with No.

Michigan State comes into this series finale with a 20-4-3 overall record. Ohio State is 16-7-2 overall this year. Michigan State has won two of the three meetings thus far between the Spartans and Buckeyes this year. Here's how to watch the Michigan State hockey game, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:

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)

No. 2 Michigan State hockey continued to extend its lead in the Big Ten with a near sweep of No. 4 Minnesota this past weekend.

Michigan State, heading into a series at No. 11 Ohio State (15-7-2, 8-5-1), will play the rest of the way without senior forward and team captain Red Savage. He missed the last three games with an upper-body injury that Nightingale on Tuesday announced is season ending.

Isaac Howard and David Gucciardi scored two goals apiece as MSU scored four goals in both the second and third periods to roll past Minnesota.

Two of the best NCAA men's ice hockey teams in the country will meet twice in two days, including the first one on Thursday evening from Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.