As the Big Ten’s regular season champs, the men’s hockey Buckeyes earned a first-round bye in the conference tournament. While their compatriots duked it out in best-of-three series this week, the Bucks waited to see which would emerge as their semifinal adversary. They got their answer tonight.
With an overtime victory over Wisconsin in a deciding Game 3, fourth-seeded Penn State became the lowest advancing seed from the first round. The Nittany Lions face Ohio State in next week’s single-elimination B1G semifinal. The battle gets underway at the Schott on Sunday, March 17 at 3:30 p.m. ET. Tickets are available now.