No. 5 Penn State 3, Notre Dame 3 (SO): Survive and Advance

Key Highlights

• The Nittany Lions earned the extra point in the shootout to secure no worse than third place in the Big Ten. First PeriodNotre Dame controlled possession early in the game and drew first blood when Dashel Oliver deflected Henry Nelson’s point shot past Josh Fleming. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMidway through the period, Ben Schoen took a tripping penalty to send the dangerous Notre Dame power play onto the ice.
• Shortly after, Jarod Crespo took another tripping penalty to give the Irish over a minute on a 5-on-3.
• Penn State did not allow a shot on goal while down two skaters, cleared the zone twice, and eventually killed off the remaining penalty. Notre Dame blitzed Penn State for two goals in a 30-second span.
• William Belle walked in on a breakaway unassisted on the first goal to make it 2-0.
• Danny Nelson hit an open Cole Knuble with a cross-ice pass as he raced into the offensive zone, and Knuble easily buried one past Fleming to make it 3-0. Penn State started to tilt the ice their way a little bit toward the end of the period.