The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took on the Penn State Nittany Lions Saturday in University Park, Pennsylvania in pursuit of a sweep, but a second period surge from the home team led to a 3-2 Penn State win. This followed Friday night’s series opener in which elite goaltending yielded a 2-1 Irish victory.
First Period
The Nittany Lions wasted no time getting after it on offense; they fired off four shots in the first two minutes alone and gave Irish netminder Ryan Bischel an early jolt. With multiple stoppages, the pace was choppy in the beginning of the first, but the Irish found their flow about three minutes in to set the tone.