University Park, Pennsylvania – new student Reese Laubach Penn State (San Jose, Calif.) scored two goals and Penn State defeated No. 14 Michigan, 4-2, in Big Ten Conference action Saturday night inside Pegula Ice Arena. I won and got back on my feet.
With this win, the Nittany Lions improved their record to 13-14-3 on the year and 5-12-3, 0-2 in conference play, while the Wolverines improved to 15-12-3 overall, 8-10 overall. The loss dropped to 2 minutes and 0 seconds. -1-1 loss.
how did it happen
- Michigan took a 1-0 lead with a great pass from Dylan Duke that got TJ Hughes behind the defense and a goal inside the far post at 4:29 of the first period. Despite their pace, they took the lead with a goal.
- Penn State fought back on the power play, with Laubach converting a fellow freshman's rebound into the near post to tie the score at 1-1. Aiden Finks (Calgary, Alberta) The first shot went wide at the 6:43 mark.
- The Nittany Lions took the lead late in the second period as a sophomore. Dylan Gratton (Pottstown, Pa.) took a corner kick past the blocker of Wolverine netminder Jacob Barczewski for a 2-1 advantage at 5:35 p.m.
- Michigan tied the score early in the third period when Frank Nazar III scored past the blocker of Penn State's senior goaltender. Liam Soulier (Brampton, Ontario) Great pass from Gavin Brindley at the 3:50 mark to make it 2-2.
- Penn State responded again as a freshman Dane Dwiak (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) took advantage of a rebound after his sophomore year to find the back of the net. alex selvagno's (Gibsonia, Pa.)'s first shot went off Barczewski's pads to make the score 3-2 at 7:30 of the final frame.
- Laubach closed out the game with a 160-foot empty net, his third goal of the weekend, for a 4-2 final with less than two minutes remaining.
goaltending
- Souliere improved to 10-10-1 on the year after stopping 33-of-35 shots in the win, while Barczewski improved to 13-11 on the season after making 38 saves in the setback. It went down to 3 minutes.
- Soulier played in his 78th game as a Nittany Lion on Saturday night, passing Matthew Skov in 2016 for second place on the all-time list behind Peyton Jones in 2020 with 133 games. His 76 starts are second all-time behind Jones.
Note
- Penn State held a 42-35 lead in shots on goal, but was 4-for-4 on the man advantage and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill.
- The Nittany Lions are a perfect 10-0-1 this season after taking the lead after two periods of play.
- Saturday night's attendance was 6,571, the second-highest attendance in Pegula Ice Arena history.
- junior Danny Janiev (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Played in his 100th career game Saturday night, becoming the seventh Nittany Lion to reach that milestone this season alone.
- For his second assist on Laubach's first-period goal, the senior jimmy dowd jr. (Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.) With 61 points, he has moved into fourth place on the Nittany Lion's all-time scoring list for defensemen, passing Luke Juha '16. The assist moved him past Eric Autio '18 as the Penn State Blueliners' all-time leader in assists with 51.
- Laubach earned his first career multi-goal game on Saturday night, marking his second consecutive year and fourth career multi-point game.
to the next
Penn State will conclude its 2023-24 home run next weekend with a visit from No. 4 Wisconsin for Senior Weekend.
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