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PSU
Vince Pedrie (3) -- 5x3 PPG
Autio (8)
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Eamon McAdam (W, 7-1-0) Empty Net |
59:56 0:04 |
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Dec. 5, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Forward Eric Scheid (Blaine, Minn.) scored on the first two shots of the game as the 19th-ranked Penn State men's hockey team swept Michigan State, 6-1, at Pegula Ice Arena in front of 6,178 fans. Junior goaltender Eamon McAdam (Perkasie, Pa.) made 28 stops to aid the Nittany Lions who hosted their third annual Teddy Bear Toss benefiting THON families.
"Teddy bear night went great, I heard it was awesome," said head coach Guy Gadowsky. "It was great to have (Penn State men's hockey THON child) Colton Buckley here. Every time Colton is here our guys get all pumped up. And (I'm) just proud that (today) was sort of a similar situation: we had a four-goal lead going into the third last night and we sort of got it taken to us and tonight I thought we played our game in the third so it was good to see that we learned something."
A total team effort, Penn State (10-2-3, 2-0-0-0 Big Ten) saw every member of the team record a positive rating with 12 different Nittany Lions recording a point and five scoring a goal. Michigan State (4-8-2, 0-2-0-0 Big Ten) saw its winless streak reach seven games (0-6-1).
Penn State made sure there was no carry over of the letdown from last night as Scheid scored 60 seconds apart in the first four minutes. Scheid's hard work along with Dylan Richard's (Sherwood Park, Alberta) forechecking allowed the speedy senior to zoom around the goal with the puck and fire one past freshman Ed Minney from the right faceoff circle.
Exactly one minute later, Scheid and Richard linked up again on the forecheck with Erik Autio (Espoo, Finland) supplying the entry pass as Scheid put one in off the back of Minney's left leg from behind the net for the two-goal lead after only 3:50 of game time. The back-to-back goals by Scheid are the fastest in program history.
The Nittany Lions continued to press and broke through for a third period with terrific passing from one end of the ice to the other. At the end of the play was Ricky DeRosa (Aston, Pa.) who put away a Tommy Olczyk (Long Grove, Ill.) feed from the left wing with 2:25 remaining in the first period.
Kevin Kerr (Bensalem, Pa.) started the play in his defensive zone, skated around an MSU forward and found DeRosa in the middle of the ice. He continued the play by sending a pass to the right dashers where Zach Saar (Richland, Mich.) made a stretch pass to a striding Olczyk.
Michigan State elected to relieve Ed Minney (seven saves) after his first collegiate start in favor of reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Jake Hildebrand, who lasted 40 minutes on Friday night after giving up four goals.
Despite the 3-0 lead, the Nittany Lions had 1:25 remaining of a Michigan State power play to kill, but Zach Osburn prevented Penn State from earning its 17th consecutive kill. His shot from the left point only 55 seconds into the period made it a two-goal game.
The Nittany Lions re-established its three-goal cushion as David Glen (Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta) took advantage of an MSU miscue behind the net for a 4-1 lead with 12:13 remaining in the period. John Drager went to cycle the puck back to a fellow Spartan but Alec Marsh's (Bridgewater, N.J.) check allowed Glen to scoop the puck and score the wraparound goal.
Senior Kenny Brooks (Las Vegas, Nev.) made the score 5-1 when he poked home his fifth goal of the season with 5:12 left in the frame. Mike Williamson (Leduc, Alberta) uncorked a shot from the left point that caromed off the endboards as Curtis Loik (North Vancouver, British Columbia) attempted to stuff it home on the right post. The puck bounced high and Brooks was there to help it home.
In the third period, Penn State controlled the pace of play as each team had several power play opportunities. Penn State finally scored on the power play when Vince Pedrie (Rochester, Minn.) rifled one home from the right point during a two-man advantage with 3:21 to play. Pedrie's goal was set up by Autio who picked up his second assist of the game. Pedrie scored in back-to-back games for the first time.
The Nittany Lions were 1-for-4 in the third period for a game total of 1-for-5, while Michigan State was 1-for-3 overall and 0-for-2 in the third on the power play. The Nittany Lions held edges in shots (46-29) and faceoffs (43-38).
NITTANY NOTES
With the win, Penn State matched its program-best eight-game unbeaten streak from last season ago (6-0-2, Jan. 10-Feb. 7, 2015.
The Nittany Lions captured their second straight Big Ten Conference home series sweep and third in their last four series dating back to last season. Penn State is 2-0-0-0 in Big Ten play for the first time.
Eric Scheid tallied the fourth multi-goal game of his career. His last two-goal game was Jan. 24, 2015 vs. Northern Michigan.
Eric Scheid's back-to-back goals in 60 seconds were the fastest by a Penn State player (previous: Casey Bailey vs. Ohio State, Jan. 9, 2015 in 1:09).
Erik Autio recorded his first multi-point game of his collegiate career with two assists.
Ricky DeRosa's goal was his fourth of the season and the first that wasn't a game-winning tally.
Eamon McAdam improved to 12-5-1 in his last 18 decisions over the past two seasons. McAdam currently leads the Big Ten in save percentage (.933), GAA (2.01), wins (7) and winning percentage (.875), which is tied-for-seventh in NCAA Division I men's hockey.
The Penn State defense has conceded two or fewer goals during its eight-game unbeaten streak. The Nittany Lions are allowing 1.38 goals per game during that stretch.
Every Nittany Lion recorded a positive rating.
Michigan State goaltender Jake Hildebrand came on in reserve after not starting for the first time in 51 games. Ed Minney made his collegiate starting debut.
Penn State improved to 3-3-1 all-time against Michigan State at Pegula Ice Arena. Penn State is 4-6-2 all-time against the Spartans. PSU swept MSU for the first time.
The Nittany Lions have recorded three home sweeps this season. Penn State had four home sweeps all of last season.
Penn State notched its third straight victory while ranked after going 0-4-0 last year. PSU played its first game at home as a ranked team on Friday night.
The Nittany Lions are 7-0-1 when scoring first this season, 10-0-0 when leading after two periods and 7-2-2 when tallying a power-play goal.
MSU's power-play goal in the second period was the first allowed by Penn State in 17 attempts.
Penn State played in front of its 43rd sellout in 46 regular-season games at Pegula Ice Arena. The Nittany Lions have played in front of 23 straight home sellouts over the past two seasons. Penn State is 20-4-4 at Pegula Ice Arena the past two seasons.
NEXT TIME OUT
Penn State continues its brief three-game home stand with a non-conference tilt against Princeton on Friday, Dec. 11. Head coach Guy Gadowsky faces his former team, which he coached for seven seasons. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.