Overview
- Penn State routed Ohio State 11-4 on Friday at Pegula Ice Arena, tying the program record for goals in a game.
- Freshman Gavin McKenna produced eight points (one goal, seven assists), setting Penn State single-game records for points and assists and a Big Ten assists mark, with College Hockey News noting it as the NCAA’s highest single-game total in more than 25 years.
- The Nittany Lions completed the weekend with a 5-4 overtime win on Saturday after trailing 4-1, as McKenna scored the winner to finish a regular-season series sweep.
- The sweep secured a home series in the first round of the Big Ten tournament and left Penn State locked no lower than the No. 4 seed, according to team-focused reports.
- Penn State continued to manage a short bench—dressing 17 skaters and missing multiple injured players including captain Dane Dowiak—while McKenna’s season line reached 41 points in 27 games, bolstering his 2026 NHL Draft profile.