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East Lansing, MI - J.T. Barrett threw three touchdown passes and added two scores on the ground, leading the 13th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes to a 49-37 victory over No. 7 Michigan State in the first-ever November night game at Spartan Stadium. Ohio State avenged its loss to Michigan State in last years Big Ten Championship Game and now has the inside track at reaching this years title game. The Buckeyes also remained in the mix for college footballs four-team playoff. Im glad we got to play in prime time, OSU head coach Urban Meyer said. Im glad everybody got to see the Ohio State Buckeyes. Because this is a different Buckeye team than it was early in the season. Barrett completed 16-of-26 passes for 300 yards for the Buckeyes (8-1, 5-0 Big Ten), who set a Big Ten record with their 21st straight regular-season conference win. Barrett also carried the ball 14 times for 86 yards. Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries for Ohio State, which has won seven in a row. Devin Smith caught six passes for 129 yards and a score. Connor Cook connected on 25-of-45 passes for 358 yards and two touchdowns for the Spartans (7-2, 4-1), who had won 13 straight Big Ten games. We just didnt make the plays, Cook said. We didnt get things going the way we wanted to, especially in the pass game. Jeremy Langford carried the ball 18 times for 137 yards and three touchdowns for Michigan State, which had a six-game winning streak snapped. Langford has surpassed 100 yards rushing in six straight games. The turning point in the game came after Langfords 1-yard TD run gave the Spartans a 21-14 lead with 4:37 left in the first half. Dontre Wilson fumbled on the ensuing kickoff and Michigan State recovered at the 18-yard line. But Michael Geiger missed a 39-yard field goal. Ohio State used two big plays to take the lead for good. Michael Thomas 79- yard TD catch and Smiths 44-yard score made it 28-21 at the break. Geiger made a 40-yard field goal on the opening possession of the second half. The Buckeyes converted three third downs on a 13-play, 67-yard scoring drive. Elliott capped the march with a 1-yard TD run on 3rd-and-goal. Michigan State turned the ball over on downs as time expired in the third quarter. Elliotts 14-yard run combined with a personal foul penalty moved the ball to the 35-yard line of the Spartans. Jalin Marshalls 20-yard catch set up Wilsons 7-yard TD catch that made it 42-24. The margin was the same following Cooks 16-yard TD pass to Josiah Price and Elliotts 17-yard score. Langford added a 1-yard TD run to account for the final margin. Ohio State kicker Sean Nuernberger missed a 47-yard field goal on the games opening possession. The Spartans took over at their own 30-yard line and scored five plays later. Keith Mumpherys 44-yard catch moved the ball inside the red zone. On 3rd- and-6 from the Ohio State 15, Mumphery caught a pass and broke a tackle before scoring a touchdown. The Buckeyes tied things up just over a minute later. Elliott ran twice for 66 yards before Barretts 5-yard TD run. Michigan State was forced to punt on its ensuing possession, but the ball bounced off Ohio States Jeff Greene. Chris Frey recovered the ball for the Spartans. Langford then made the Buckeyes pay with a 33-yard TD run. Following a punt from each team, Ohio State took over near midfield with 48 seconds left in the first stanza. Facing a 3rd-and-23, Barrett hooked up with Smith for a 43-yard bomb. The Buckeyes followed with five straight runs, culminating in a 1-yard TD run by Barrett. Game Notes Ohio State leads the all-time series, 29-14 ... Thomas caught three passes for 91 yards. (SportsNetwork.com) - After an up-and-down start to the season, the Chicago Blackhawks are finally resembling their old dominant selves. The Blackhawks will aim for a fifth straight victory when they host the struggling Montreal Canadiens in Fridays battle at United Center. Chicago began the season with a 7-6-1 record, but the 2013 Stanley Cup champions have won nine of 11 games since that mediocre start. The Blackhawks have outscored the opposition by a combined 15-5 margin during their current four-game winning streak. Joel Quennevilles club has won each of its the last three outings by identical 4-1 scores. After capping a 5-1-0 road trip with consecutive 4-1 wins in Anaheim and Los Angeles, the Hawks returned home to win Wednesdays game against St. Louis by the same margin. It marked the first meeting between the Blackhawks and Blues since Chicago claimed last springs first-round playoff series in six games. Kris Versteeg scored and also set up Patrick Kane for two goals, all in the first 5:19 of Wednesdays third period, to lead Chicago to the win. Marcus Kruger had a first-period goal for the Blackhawks before Ian Cole tied the game for St. Louis in the second period. It was the fourth straight home win for Chicago, pushing the clubs record in the Windy City to 8-3-1. Antti Raanta made 40 saves in his first start since a 3-2 loss at St. Louis on Oct. 25. Raanta will see his workload increase with No. 1 goaltender Corey Crawford sidelined 2-to-3 weeks with a left foot injury he suffered when he missed a step leaving a recent concert. I like how he challenged. I think he was comfortable meeting pucks. I thought he was good finding pucks, Chicago head coach Joel Quennneville said about Raanta.dddddddddddd Raanta will go again tonight for the Blackhawks in what will be his first career appearance against the Canadiens. Chicago has won two straight and three of the last four meetings against Montreal. The Blackhawks routed the Habs 5-0 in Montreal on Nov. 4 with Jonathan Toews and Versteeg each posting a goal and an assist for Chicago and Crawford making 28 saves for a shutout. The Canadiens have lost four in a row at the United Center. Their last win in Chicago was on Feb. 27, 2002. Montreal enters Friday having lost four of its last five games. The Habs are 1-1-0 so far on a four-game road trip, beating Colorado on Monday before losing Wednesday in Minnesota. The Canadiens dropped a 2-1 decision to the Wild after getting outshot by a 35-19 margin in the game. Alex Galchenyuk scored Montreals only goal, beating Darcy Kuemper with 58 seconds left in regulation. Carey Price stopped 33 pucks in defeat, as the Habs fell to 8-5-1 as the road team. With Montreal closing its road trip tomorrow night in Dallas, Price is expected to get a rest from backup Dustin Tokarski either tonight or Saturday against the Stars. Price is 3-2-0 with a 2.19 goals against average in his career against Chicago, while Tokarski has never faced the Blackhawks. In other news, Chicago forward Patrick Sharp returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since suffering an injury to his right knee on Nov. 4. Sharp, who has three goals and six assists in 13 games this season, is considered day-to-day and isnt expected to play until next week when Chicago is on the road. The Blackhawks kick off a four-game road trip tomorrow in Nashville. ' ' '