University Park, Pennsylvania – The Penn State Nittany Lions lost to No. 6 Wisconsin, 6-0, in a Big Ten Conference game Friday night inside Pegula Ice Arena.
With this loss, the Nittany Lions fall to 13-15-3 on the year and 5-13-3, 0-2 in conference play, while the Badgers fall to 23-8-2 overall and 14-6-1 overall. It was a minute and a loss. -2-1 in Big Ten play.
how did it happen
- William Whitelaw gathered the puck in the slot and fired a shot past the glove of the Nittany Lion's senior netminder, giving the Badgers the lead on a run-of-play goal. Liam Soulier (Brampton, Ontario) 1-0 at 6:11 of the first period.
- Wisconsin doubled its lead with a power-play score midway through the opening frame, and at the 10:18 mark, Cruz Lucius converted Ben Dexheimer's cross-ice feed just inside the near post to make it 2-0.
- The visitors added two more points in the first half of the half, increasing their lead to 4-0 when Mathieu de Saint Phalle lit the lamp from the left circle at 5:02. Lucius then scored his second man-advantage point of the game. Around 8:35.
- De Saint Phalle scored his second goal of the game at 6:19 of the third period, extending the lead to 5-0.
- At 8:54 of the final frame, Carson Bantle hit Soulier's glove from the low slot for a 6-0 margin, and the Badgers kept chasing.
goaltending
- Souliere made 24 saves in the first 55 minutes, 53 seconds of the game and fell to 10-11-1 on the year before the sophomore relieved him. Noah Grannan (Germantown, Wis.) stopped the only shot he faced in the final 4 minutes, 7 seconds.
- Badgers netminder Kyle McClellan stopped all 27 shots he faced, earning his seventh shutout of the season and improving to 21-8-1 on the year.
Note
- Wisconsin held a 31-27 advantage in shots on goal while making 2 of 6 on the power play. Penn State had the man advantage and went 0-for-4.
- This season, the Nittany Lions are 0-7-0.
- It was Penn State's fourth shutout of the season, tying the most in a single season since the 2019-20 season when they were shut out four times.
to the next
Both teams return to Pegula Ice Arena tomorrow night to conclude the season series with the Nittany Lions' final home game of the season. After the game, Penn State will recognize its 10 senior class at a postgame ceremony.
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