After a thrilling quarterfinal round, the Big Ten Hockey Tournament advances to the semifinals with two scintillating matchups set for Saturday evening. First, No. 1 Michigan State takes on No. 7 Notre Dame after the upstart Fighting Irish upended No.

There are only three other matches in the Big Ten Championships featuring both of the top two seeds. One features another matchup between the Golden Gophers and Nittany Lions in the 184-pound weight class. Top-seeded Carter Starocci of Penn State faces off with second-seeded Mac McEnelly of the Golden Gophers.