With a healthy-as-possible roster and some coaching adjustments and message sending complete, it’s basically put up or shut up time for the Penn State men’s hockey team, which plays two games at home against Minnesota this weekend.
As it has the entire season, Penn State boasts the nation’s best scoring offense (4.54 goals per game) — but the team’s scoring defense (3.77) is among the worst in Division I.
With eight games remaining in the regular season, the No. 18 Nittany Lions sit at the bottom of the conference standings. Still, even the conference tournament remains a secondary thought compared to simply improving in the defensive zone and finding some balance.