Penn State’s most dominant line on Friday night needed a little help from an unsung hero.
The Nittany Lions’ second line of Alex Limoges, Tim Doherty and Xander Lamppa produced two goals in the first 20 minutes, but Penn State’s offense turned ice cold in the second and third periods against No. 20 Arizona State, eventually sending the game to overtime.
During the extra frame, it was fourth-liner Connor MacEachern who put the team on his back with the game-winning overtime goal in Penn State’s 3-2 victory with just 63 seconds to go.
“It was pretty unreal,” MacEachern said.