No. 14 Penn State played arguably its most complete performance of the season in a decisive 5-2 victory over Michigan to sweep the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. With the win, the Nittany Lions are in excellent shape to secure the program’s 4th ever NCAA Tournament bid and second in the last three seasons.
First Period
Michigan threatened early, and after a shot by Nick Moldenhauer hit the post, a horrible turnover by Carter Schade at the blue line gave Moldenhauer another prime scoring chance. He beat Arsenii Sergeev over the shoulder to give the Wolverines an early 1-0 advantage.