Penn State vs Minnesota Duluth highlights

With time running out, Penn State head coach Guy Gadowsky has made the wise decision to pull goalie Joish Fleming in favor of an extra attacker.

Hunter Anderson took advantage of a Penn State turnover in their end to rocket a shot by Penn State goalie Josh Fleming. Penn State now has just over five minutes to find an equalizer.

Penn State applied some great offensive pressure on the power play, especially early on in the two-minute advantage, but could not penetrate the goal. The last minute of the power play was a bit frustrating with Minnesota Duluth getting a short-handed scoring chance and tying up the puck a bit behind the Penn State net. We are back to even strength.

Penn State will get a golden opportunity for the next two mibutes. Max Plante is heading off the ice for two minutes for a hooking penalty with 8:55 to play in the third.

The last few minutes have seen some good shots on goal by Penn State, but Bulldogs goaltender Adam Gajan is making some saves that show why he is considered one of the top goalies in the country. Penn State needs to keep this pressure going though and one might find the back of the net soon enough. We have 9:18 to play in the third period, still tied at 1-1.

Penn State is still chasing Minnesota Duluth in the shot count, 30-25, as we near the middle of the third period. We are getting very close to “next goal wins” territory, if we were not already there.

Minnesota Duluth clearly had the upper hand in the second period as they had taken over the shot count, but Penn State got some good pressure in the final moments of the second period before the teams heading to the locker rooms for the second intermission. Minnesota Duluth won a faceoff and got off a quick shot in the final seconds but it was to no avail.

The Penn State defense seemed to get worn down a bit by the Bulldogs in the second period, so the Nittany Lions will need to find some fresh legs quickly for the third period with a spot in the regional final against Michigan officially on the line with 20 minutes remaining in regulation.

Penn State’s Charlier Cerrtao needed some assistance coming off the ice after getting up on his feet after taking a big hit. That would be a big loss for the Nittany Lions if he is unable to continue.

Meanwhile, Minnesota Duluth has surged a bit in this period. The Bulldogs now lead in shots, 19-18.

Penn State was within inches if taking back the lead but a shot by Reese Laubach clanked off the right goal post and away from the net. Penn State and Minnesota Duluth have had a couple of momentum changes the last few minutes, but we remain scoreless about midway through the secodn period.

Penn State is back to even strength after successfully killing off the Minnesota Duluth power play. The Bulldogs didn’t get a whole lot working for it on the power play.

We have our first penalty of the game early in the second period. Penn State was called for too many men on the ice at 1:32 in the second period. Minnesota Duluth gets the firts power play chance of the night.

Penn State ended the first period with a good amount of pressure in the Minnesota Duluth end but was unable to pick up another goal to regain the lead before the clsoe of the period. The Bulldogs got a couple of opportunities in the Penn State end in the final minute but Penn State continued to tack on shots. Penn State leads in shots, 16-9.

Minnesota Duluth started getting some pressure on the Penn State net and has evened things up at 1-1 with a goal by Max Plante with 4:59 remaining in the first period.

The staff has done their job and the pane of glass is back in good working order. Play resumes in the Minnesota Duluth end.

With 8:28 remaining in the first period, play has been paused so the crew can take a look at a pane of glass in the corner of the rink.

An absolute rocket from Shea Van Olm gets Penn State on the board first at the 8:37 mark in the first period. The strike was setup by a great pass from Ben Schoen, who picked up the assist on the play. Luke Misa was also given credit for an assist as the Nittany Lions struck first.

After the first seven minutes of game time, Penn State leads the shot count, 6-3. The Nittany Lions have had a scramble in front of the Minnesota Duluth net but have been unable to capitalize just yet.

As the lower seed, Penn State is playing as the road team tonight against Minnesota Duluth. That means the Nittany Lions are wearing the road blues for this one.