Penn State hockey: Lions takeout Wisconsin 5-2 in series opener Friday night | PennLive.com


Penn State called for a whiteout Friday night at Pegula Ice Arena. I got it, and a win over Wisconsin. The Lions scored twice in the second period and twice in the third, overcoming a late first period daze to beat the Badgers 5-2 in front of a white clad, sellout crowd of 6, 033 in the first of two games between the sides this weekend. It equaled the forward’s team-high 18th tally of the season, and came after the Badgers’ best chance of the period.That came nearly five minutes earlier, as the last of five straight shots on goal by the visitors in less than a minute caromed off a defender and bounced around the Lions’ crease.

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