1. Home is where the points are.
Both the Golden Gophers and Nittany Lions swept at home, but each under very different circumstances. Minnesota trailed in both of its games against Ohio State and needed overtime to win both Friday and Saturday, 3-2 and 5-4. In OT each night, big scorers stepped up to score big goals: junior Hudson Fasching had Friday’s game-winner at 1:08 in overtime, and sophomore Leon Bristedt had his team-leading eighth goal of the season at 1:21 in OT Saturday. A big tip of the hat to freshman Tommy Novak, who had the tying goal Friday and the first assist on each game winner.
Penn State scored goals in batches to beat Michigan State 4-2 and 6-1. Freshman Andrew Sturtz had two goals in the second period Friday, including the unassisted goal 10 seconds into the period that began a four-goal stanza. In Saturday’s game, the Nittany Lions jumped out to a three-goal lead in the first, which included two goals by senior Eric Scheid at 2:50 and 3:50. The Nittany Lions have scored 14 goals in their last three games, all wins.
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