Now solidly in the hunt for a berth in the NCAA men’s hockey tournament, No. 11 Penn State knows the pressure weighs a little more these days.
With just two games left in the regular season — against Michigan at 7:30 p.m. both Friday and Saturday at Yost Ice Arena — Penn State can still finish anywhere from second to fourth place in the conference. And the Nittany Lions’ finish in the Big Ten can obviously impact where they’re headed in the NCAA tournament.
But the next step is simply to focus on handling the Wolverines on the road.