Notre Dame hockey won a pair of home games against Penn State by three goals apiece on Friday and Saturday.
The Irish won 4-1 on Friday thanks to a big night by goaltender Ryan Bischel. Notre Dame gave Bischel plenty of support Saturday with a 6-3 victory.
Records: Notre Dame 13-11-2, 7-7-2 Big Ten; Penn State 10-11-3, 2-9-3
FRIDAY
Bischel denied 38 shots on Friday night, including 17 in the first period alone.
Notre Dame managed only four shots in that first period, but the Irish still scored twice. Danny Nelson gave the Irish a 1-0 lead 6:28 into the game. Then Trevor Janicke gave ND a 2-0 lead with short-handed goal following a Nelson pass. Janicke's shot crossed the goal line in the final second of the period.
Penn State cut the deficit to one goal with an even-strength score by Dylan Lugris at 10:51 into the second period. Notre Dame regained its two-goal lead within three minutes. Maddox Fleming gained control of a Penn State giveaway in its own end and beat goalie Noah Grannan, who saved 21 shots in the game.
Notre Dame tacked on its final goal at 18:45 in the third period against an empty net. Ryan Siedem launched it in from his own goal line.
BOX SCORE: Notre Dame 4, Penn State 1
SATURDAY
Penn State switched up its goalie and took a one-goal lead on Saturday, but it didn't make a difference. The Irish broke open a 3-3 tie in the third period with three goals.
Notre Dame scored half its goals on power plays with one in the second period and two in the third period.
The Nittany Lions scored first with an even-strength goal by Reese Laubach. His shot crossed the goal line before he charged into Bischel for a five-minute major.
A cross-checking penalty by Penn State gave Notre Dame a 5-3 advantage into the first minute of the second period. That's when Patrick Moynihan scored ND's first goal just 43 seconds into it. Landon Slaggert gave the Irish a 2-1 lead late in the second period.
The third period had plenty of fireworks for both teams. Notre Dame took a 3-1 lead with Moynihan's second power-play goal with 17:24 left in regulation. Then Penn State responded with a goal less than a minute later. Simon Mack scored off a rebound of a Jacques Bouquot shot.
Notre Dame gifted Penn State a tied game by scoring an own goal. With Bischel leaving the net to take advantage of a delayed penalty, he redirected a pass backward by Grant Silianoff into the empty net.
The Irish regained composure and took a 4-3 lead with a power-play goal by Danny Nelson from that delayed penalty. The Irish added two more goals in the final two minutes on empty-netters by Janicke and Nelson.
Bischel recorded 35 saves for ND. Liam Souliere saved 27 shots in net for Penn State
BOX SCORE: Notre Dame 6, Penn State 3
Next up: Notre Dame has next weekend off before a home series with No. 7 Michigan State (16-5-3, 10-2-2) on Feb. 2-3.
The Irish won 4-1 on Friday thanks to a big night by goaltender Ryan Bischel. Notre Dame gave Bischel plenty of support Saturday with a 6-3 victory.
Records: Notre Dame 13-11-2, 7-7-2 Big Ten; Penn State 10-11-3, 2-9-3
FRIDAY
Bischel denied 38 shots on Friday night, including 17 in the first period alone.
Notre Dame managed only four shots in that first period, but the Irish still scored twice. Danny Nelson gave the Irish a 1-0 lead 6:28 into the game. Then Trevor Janicke gave ND a 2-0 lead with short-handed goal following a Nelson pass. Janicke's shot crossed the goal line in the final second of the period.
Penn State cut the deficit to one goal with an even-strength score by Dylan Lugris at 10:51 into the second period. Notre Dame regained its two-goal lead within three minutes. Maddox Fleming gained control of a Penn State giveaway in its own end and beat goalie Noah Grannan, who saved 21 shots in the game.
Notre Dame tacked on its final goal at 18:45 in the third period against an empty net. Ryan Siedem launched it in from his own goal line.
BOX SCORE: Notre Dame 4, Penn State 1
SATURDAY
Penn State switched up its goalie and took a one-goal lead on Saturday, but it didn't make a difference. The Irish broke open a 3-3 tie in the third period with three goals.
Notre Dame scored half its goals on power plays with one in the second period and two in the third period.
The Nittany Lions scored first with an even-strength goal by Reese Laubach. His shot crossed the goal line before he charged into Bischel for a five-minute major.
A cross-checking penalty by Penn State gave Notre Dame a 5-3 advantage into the first minute of the second period. That's when Patrick Moynihan scored ND's first goal just 43 seconds into it. Landon Slaggert gave the Irish a 2-1 lead late in the second period.
The third period had plenty of fireworks for both teams. Notre Dame took a 3-1 lead with Moynihan's second power-play goal with 17:24 left in regulation. Then Penn State responded with a goal less than a minute later. Simon Mack scored off a rebound of a Jacques Bouquot shot.
Notre Dame gifted Penn State a tied game by scoring an own goal. With Bischel leaving the net to take advantage of a delayed penalty, he redirected a pass backward by Grant Silianoff into the empty net.
The Irish regained composure and took a 4-3 lead with a power-play goal by Danny Nelson from that delayed penalty. The Irish added two more goals in the final two minutes on empty-netters by Janicke and Nelson.
Bischel recorded 35 saves for ND. Liam Souliere saved 27 shots in net for Penn State
BOX SCORE: Notre Dame 6, Penn State 3
Next up: Notre Dame has next weekend off before a home series with No. 7 Michigan State (16-5-3, 10-2-2) on Feb. 2-3.
