In a tightly contested third period, both Penn State and Wisconsin seemed to stray away from their usual brand of hockey. Both teams were playing solid defense, seemingly nervous about making the first mistake and giving the other a chance to win the game.
Midway through the period, the Badgers made that critical error.
After mounting an attack for the go-ahead goal, the Nittany Lions countered with a 4-on-2 rush. As they charged down the ice, Nikita Pavlychev slid the puck to winger Sam Sternschein.
After opening the scoring on the weekend Thursday night, Sternschein capped off the weekend in style as he fired a shot short side on Badgers’ goalie Daniel Lebedeff.