Feb. 11, 2017
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OT --> Final #10 Penn State 1 2 2 0 -->
5
#17 Wisconsin 1 1 0
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Feb. 11, 2017 | Kohl Center | 12,669 Box Score --> (PDF) | Box Score (HTML) |
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| #10 Penn State | 11 | 15 | 18 |
44 |
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| #17 Wisonsin |
10 | 9 | 10 |
29 |
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| #10 Penn State |
0-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
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| #17 Wisconsin | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
1-5 |
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| WIS |
Matt Ustaski (3) Besse (16), Davison (13) |
1 | 19:37 | |||||||||
| PSU |
Nate Sucese (10) Pedrie (13), Smirnov (20) |
2 | 7:20 | |||||||||
| PSU |
Denis Smirnov (13) Autio (10), Sucese (11) |
2 | 10:53 | |||||||||
| WIS |
Luke Kunin (19) - PP Hughes (19), Frederic (16) |
2 | 17:27 | |||||||||
PSU
Denis Smirnov (14)
Unassisted
3
2:53
PSU
Trevor Hamilton (6)
Unassisted
3
14:37
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MADISON, Wis. - Freshman classmates Nate Sucese (Fairport, N.Y.) and Denis Smirnov (Moscow, Russia) each potted a pair of goals to help lead No. 10 Penn State to a weekend sweep of No. 17 Wisconsin with a 5-2 victory this evening in Big Ten men's ice hockey action from the Kohl Center.
The Nittany Lions improve to 18-6-2 overall and 7-4-1 in the Big Ten with the victory while the Badgers fall to 15-10-1 on the year and 8-4-0 in conference action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Penn State opened the scoring for the second consecutive night as they took advantage of a neutral ice turnover and skating in on an odd-man rush. It was senior David Goodwin (St. Louis, Mo.) skating up the left slot and dishing a pass to Sucese for the 1-0 lead at 13:33 of the first period.
- Wisconsin evened the score just after a power-play concluded as it was Matt Ustaski (Glenview, Ill.) collecting a rebound off a blocked shot and firing a one-timer past PSU freshman goaltender Peyton Jones (Langhorne, Pa.) for the 1-1 tie with just 23 seconds remaining in the opening period.
- The Nittany Lions regained the lead at 7:20 of the second period as Sucese got his second of the game off a rebound for the 2-0 score.
- Smirnov then collected the puck in the offensive zone and skated toward the slot and ripped a rocket that beat Badger net-minder Matt Jurusik high-glove and went off the pipe and in for the 3-1 lead at 10:53 of the middle frame.
- The Badgers cut the deficit in half taking advantage of the power play as Luke Kunin fired a wrister beating Jones blocker side for the 3-2 score at 17:27 of the second period.
- Smirnov then caused a neutral ice turnover and skated in on a breakaway early in the third period beating Jurusik five-hole for the 4-2 lead at 2:53.
- Junior Trevor Hamilton (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.) would add his second goal in as many nights as he fired home a rebound at 14:37 of the third period for the 5-2 score.
GOALTENDING
Jones improves to 16-4-2 on the year after stopping 27 shots while Jurusik falls to 8-5-0 after a 39 save performance.
NOTES
- Penn State has now won 10 of the last 11 matchups with the Badgers and improve to 12-0-0 when scoring five or more goals.
- Goodwin extends his point streak to six games (4 goals, 4 assists).
- Sucese ties a career-high with three points while collecting his sixth multi-point game of the season, first since November 19 against ASU, and his third multi-goal effort.
- Smirnov registers his tenth multi-point game of the season and first since December 2 against Michigan.
- Penn State held the 44-29 edge in shots, but went 0-for-3 on the power play while Wisconsin was 1-for-5 with the man-advantage.
NEXT UP
Penn State returns home for a weekend set with No. 5 Minnesota with a 6:30 p.m. puck drop on Friday night and an 8 p.m. affair on Saturday with both games being broadcast nationally on the Big Ten Network.