No. 2 Michigan scored seven power-play goals and beat Penn State 8-3 on Saturday night at Yost Ice Arena to sweep the Big Ten weekend series. Jayden Perron had a hat trick, all on the man advantage, and Red Wings prospect J.P. Hurlbert scored twice. The Wolverines improved to 10-1-0 overall and 3-1-0 in the Big Ten, while Penn State fell to 2-9-1 and 0-5-1.

How it happened

Perron opened the scoring on a power play at 6:04 of the first, cutting into the slot and hitting the post and in. Hurlbert, Detroit’s first-round pick in 2026, made it 2-0 at 17:40 with a wrist shot through traffic just after a power play expired.

The second period belonged to Michigan’s power play, which went 4-for-4. Perron scored at 3:16 and finished his hat trick with a one-timer from the left dot at 14:05. Michael Hage scored during an extended 5-on-3 at 16:18, and Drew Schock made it 6-0 at 17:06. Shea Busch answered for Penn State on the power play at 19:40.

Malcolm Spence pushed it to 7-1 on a rebound of a Hage shot at 6:41 of the third. Justin Poirier scored for Penn State at 13:04, Hurlbert added his second goal on the power play at 15:55, and Mac Gadowsky scored with 15.6 seconds left.

Notes

• Michigan went 7-for-10 on the power play and outshot Penn State 48-26, with 26 of those shots on the man advantage. Penn State went 3-for-6.
• Seven power-play goals are the most Penn State has ever allowed in a game, topping the six Michigan scored in a 10-6 win on Nov. 23, 2024.
• Jack Ivankovic made 23 saves and is 10-1-0. Penn State freshman Ryder Fetterolf made a career-high 40 saves.
• Perron’s second career hat trick follows his first on Oct. 10 against Alaska Anchorage.

Sources

• Powerplay Lifts No. 2 Michigan Past Men’s Hockey, 8-3 (Penn State Athletics)
• Box score: Penn State at Michigan (College Hockey News)
• Driven by power play, No. 2 Michigan stifles Penn State (The Michigan Daily)
• Red Wings Prospect Pool in Elite Company (Detroit Hockey Now)
• Michigan Overpowers Alaska Anchorage (Michigan Athletics)