ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Penn State surrendered a school-record seven power-play goals Saturday night, turning another difficult night at Yost Ice Arena into an 8-3 loss to No. 2 Michigan.
The Wolverines completed the weekend sweep and sent the Nittany Lions to 2-9-1 overall and 0-5-1 in Big Ten play. Michigan improved to 10-1-0 and 3-1-0.
Michigan converted on seven of 10 power play opportunities.
The Wolverines surpassed the six man-advantage goals Penn State allowed against them in a 10-6 loss on Nov. 23, 2024.Â
Four came during a second period in which Michigan converted every power-play opportunity.
Jayden Perron did much of the damage, scoring each of his three goals on the power play. He opened the scoring at 6:04 of the first period, then struck twice in the second to complete his hat trick and stretch Michigan’s lead to 4-0.
Michael Hage and Drew Schock added power-play goals 48 seconds apart later in the period, pushing the advantage to six before Penn State finally answered.
Shea Busch redirected Kale Dach’s shot with 20 seconds remaining in the second for his fourth goal in four games. It offered little relief on a night when Penn State could not contain Michigan’s attack.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Malcolm Spence and J.P. Hurlbert added third-period power-play goals for the Wolverines. Justin Poirier and Mac Gadowsky scored on the man advantage for Penn State, which finished 3-for-6 but never threatened Michigan’s lead.
Poirier extended his point streak to nine games, while Busch added an assist for his second career multi-point performance.
Freshman goaltender Ryder Fetterolf finished with a career-high 40 saves.Â
Michigan outshot Penn State 48-26 overall, including matching Penn State’s total shot output of 26 shots just on the power play.
Penn State produced enough on its own power play to offer some offense. Its penalty kill, however, left the Nittany Lions buried long before the final horn.
