After a split series with a lowly Michigan State squad that hadn’t won a Big Ten matchup in months, Penn State had an opportunity to bounce back against Ohio State once more.
This time around, the stakes were a little higher with Penn State heading to Columbus, Ohio, for its first contest in the conference tournament.
Unfortunately for Guy Gadowsky and company, the Nittany Lions folded in Game 1 of its best-of-three series 4-3.
Though the game remained in a stalemate through much of the first two periods, the proverbial floodgates widened for the Buckeyes with the game's opening goal with just over two minutes in Period 2.