This was the kind of weekend of nonconference play that the Big Ten needed. While the Golden Gophers and Badgers would have loved a sweep and Penn State would have liked a win, a 4-2-1 weekend nonconference record — when six of those games were against Hockey East and the NCHC — is a mighty good sign.
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