With Penn State playing a mere 30 miles from his home, Eamon McAdam picked a good time for his first career shutout. The Perkasie, Pa., native backstopped the No. 20 Nittany Lions to a 4-0 win over Vermont in the Philadelphia College Hockey Faceoff at the Wells Fargo. McAdam made 30 saves in the win — Penn State’s final tune-up before Big Ten play starts this weekend.
Power-play goals from Zach Saar in the first period and Dylan Richard in the second put Penn State ahead. Chase Berger scored his 9th of the season in the third period before Richard notched his second of the game with 32 seconds left.
Berger’s goal put him atop the Big Ten and the nation’s freshman goal-scoring list. Richard’s power-play goal was his fifth of the season, which leads the Big Ten. Penn State (8-2-3), which entered the game ranked 20th in the USCHO.com rankings, notched its first win as a ranked team after going 0-4-0 last year.
Michigan 7, Dartmouth 0; Michigan 1, Dartmouth 1 (OT)
Tyler Motte and Zach Werenski each scored twice while JT Compher had three assists in the No. 12 Wolverines’ 7-0 shutout of Dartmouth. Steve Racine made 33 saves, including 12 in the third period, for his second career shutout. Kyle Connor and Alex Kile each added two assists.
On Saturday night, Tony Caderone scored midway through the third period to help Michigan (7-2-2) salvage a tie. Zach Nagelvoort made 30 saves in relief or Racine, who left due to injury in the first period.
North Dakota 3, Michigan State 1; North Dakota 4, Michigan State 1
The No. 5 Fighting Hawks scored twice in the first played and another 32 seconds into the third period to knock off Michigan State on Friday night. Joe Cox scored just past the midway point of the second period to get the Spartans back in the game, but could get no closer.
On Sunday afternoon, Michael Ferrantino gave the Spartans a 1-0 lead in the first period, but North Dakota scored four unanswered goals to complete the sweep. The Spartans (4-7-2) outshot North Dakota 34-27 and a 5-on-3 power play, but couldn’t capitalize.
St. Cloud State 3, Minnesota 2; St. Cloud State 7, Minnesota 4
On Friday night, Leon Bristedt had a goal and an assist for Minnesota, but the Golden Gophers gave up a 2-1 third period lead in a 3-2 home loss to the No. 7 Huskies. Jake Bischoff and Bristedt scored goals 1:10 apart in the second period to take the lead. Eric Schierhorn made 25 saves in the loss — 13 of them in the third period to keep Minnesota in the contest.
On Sunday, Bristedt scored a goal and added two assists, but the Golden Gophers (4-7-0) special teams let them down in a 7-4 loss. St. Cloud State converted on 4 of 7 power-play chances, including all three goals in the second period. Bischoff, Tyler Sheehy and Ryan Norman also scored for Minnesota, which scored on both of its power play.
Nebraska-Omaha 3, Ohio State 1; Nebraska-Omaha 6, Ohio State 4
Despite 35 shots on goal and seven power plays on Friday night, Ohio State could only manage a Craig Dalrymple goal in a 3-1 loss to No. 6 Nebraska-Omaha. The Mavericks scored twice in the second period to take the lead, before adding an empty-net goal to seal the win.
On Saturday night, the Buckeyes (3-9-0) rallied from a 5-1 deficit with three straight goals before allowing an empty-netter in a 6-4 loss. Mike Gillespie and Sasha Larocque scored their first goals for the season for Ohio State. Anthony Greco and Nick Schilkey scored 3:13 apart in the third period to set up the tight finish.
Stars Of The Weekend
The stars of the weekend from the Big Ten are:
First star: Eamon McAdam, Penn State
Second star: Steve Racine, Michigan
Third star: Leon Bristedt, Minnesota
This Weekend’s Games
Ohio State is at Minnesota on Friday and Saturday nights.
Michigan State travels to No. 19 Penn State for Friday night and Saturday afternoon games.
Wisconsin is in Ann Arbor for Friday and Saturday night games against No. 12 Michigan.
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