No. 2 Michigan swept Penn State at Yost Ice Arena this weekend, winning 6-3 on Friday and 8-3 on Saturday to move to 10-1-0 overall and 3-1-0 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines came out of their bye week and outscored the Nittany Lions 14-6 over the two nights.
The weekend
Friday’s opener on Military Appreciation Night was Malcolm Spence’s game, as he finished with three points. Saturday turned into a power-play clinic: Michigan scored seven times on the man advantage in 10 chances, the most Penn State has ever allowed in a game, and put 48 shots on goal. Jayden Perron scored all three of his goals on the power play for his second career hat trick, and Red Wings prospect J.P. Hurlbert added two goals.
Jack Ivankovic started both nights and is now 10-1-0. Penn State’s power play did keep scoring, with three goals Saturday, and freshman Shea Busch scored in both games.
What it means
Michigan has won three straight Big Ten games after dropping one of its first two, and it heads into the second half of November with one loss all season. Penn State drops to 2-9-1 and 0-5-1 and visits No. 1 Wisconsin next weekend.
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