Gavin McKenna just put together one of the most potent hockey games possible.<\/p>\n
The potential No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft is playing his (likely) lone season at Penn State, and on Friday night, he skated circles around Ohio State.<\/p>\n
The Nittany Lions won 11-4, notable enough.<\/p>\n
More notable: McKenna had eight points.<\/p>\n
He scored one goal and finished with an absurd seven assists.<\/p>\n
Gavin McKenna PUNCHES it in \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/mDSSbzHe0Y<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Barstool Penn State (@PSUBarstool) February 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n McKenna made the relatively unusual choice to leave juniors and come play a year of NCAA hockey before the draft.<\/p>\n He’s been impactful all season, but his level has really taken even another step forward since returning from World Juniors.<\/p>\n Specifically in McKenna’s last 10 NCAA games, he has 21 points — 8 goals and 13 assists.<\/p>\n Certainly, it helps to get eight points in one game.<\/p>\n He may never have another eight-point game in his life, or he may have another the next time on the ice.<\/p>\n But clearly, someone with that capability will warrant a lot of NHL attention.<\/p>\n McKenna deserves every bit of the hype.<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Nathan MacKinnon went viral for his Olympic focus that paid off<\/a><\/p>\n