Junior forward Isaac Howard scored the game's lone goal just 19 seconds into the third period to give Michigan State a 1-0 win over Notre Dame.

Michigan State players and head coach Adam Nightingale on the bench as Michigan and Michigan State face off in the annual Duel in the D ice hockey game at Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WNDU) - The Jeff Jackson era has come to an end, as the Notre Dame hockey team was defeated 1-0 by Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday night.

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

EAST LANSING – Michigan’s State’s hockey team will have a chance to defend its Big Ten Tournament title. The top-seeded and second-ranked Spartans outlasted No. 7 seed Notre Dame on Saturday to get back to next week’s championship game.