The third annual Philadelphia College Hockey Faceoff was won by the Penn State Nittany Lions for the second time, taking a 4-2 decision from the Vermont Catamounts on Saturday afternoon in front of a spirited and vocal crowd officially listed as 11, 674 at Wells Fargo Center.

For the erstwhile home team, the winning goal came down to a play devised by two local products, both sophomores, Ricky DeRosa and David Thompson, with the latter beating Vermonts Mike Santaguida on a harmless-looking right-point drive with 3:09 left in regulation.

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