The Lions played a very solid 60 minutes against one of the best teams in the country. After trailing by a pair of goals midway through the game, the Lions had some scoring chances in the final period that could have tied the game.
Two late goals by the Gophers in the first period set the tone for the game. One came with 1 second remaining on a power-play and the other came with 1 second left in the opening period. Penn State fought back on the strength of Kevin Wall’s second goal of the season, cutting the lead to 3-2 with ten minutes to play.