Key Highlights
- Eight minutes in, Jarod Crespo fired a shot from the point that hit the right post, and Nicholas Kempf dove back just in time to keep the puck out of the net.
- Danny Nelson hit a post moments later as the game began to open up, and the Nittany Lions’ defense struggled against the Irish forecheck. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJayden Smith took a goaltender interference penalty to give the Nittany Lions their first power play chance of the night.
- Gavin McKenna, Luke Misa, and Matt DiMarsico went tic-tac-toe on a beautiful passing play, and DiMarsico finished it off with a one-timer in the slot to put Penn State up 1-0:Jarod Crespo took a penalty late in the first period with Notre Dame’s offense humming, but Penn State managed to kill the penalty.
- Cade Christenson drew a penalty late in the period to give the Nittany Lions’ power play another chance late in the period.
- The man advantage got some pressure before the period expired but could not score, and Penn State took a 1-0 lead to the locker room. Second PeriodMac Gadowsky and Dane Dowiak took ugly hits early in the second period, and the latter resulted in a five-minute power play for Penn State.
