PHENOMENAL FINK
Sophomore Aiden Fink enters the weekend with points in each game this season including a pair of multi-point efforts. Fink’s nine points rank tied for fourth in the Big Ten and tied for 13th nationally while his 1.80 points per game production is third in the conference and ranks eighth nationally. Fink’s seven assists are tied for second in the conference and sixth in the nation.
WIN, LOSE, OR DRAW
Penn State went an impressive 80-for-119 (67 percent) on faceoffs last weekend against St. Lawrence to improve to 57 percent (170-for-298) for the year to rank fourth in the nation and second in the Big Ten to only Notre Dame who leads the nation at 60.8 percent through six games this year.
A pair of freshmen led the way for the Nittany Lions last weekend with Charlie Cerrato going 23-for-29 (79 percent) and Keaton Peters going 15-for-20 (75 percent). The duo leads Penn State into the weekend at 64.1 percent and 61.6 percent on the year, respectively. Sophomore Dane Dowiak has also impressed at the dot early on winning 62.1 percent of his draws in about half the chances of the other two.
PERFECT PK
Penn State is one of just four teams and the lone Big Ten squad to remain perfect on the penalty kill through the first month of the season as the Nittany Lions are a perfect 23-for-23 after going 7-for-7 against St. Lawrence who entered the weekend fourth in the nation on the powerplay at 34.8 percent.
This marks the first time Penn State has held an opponent without a powerplay tally in five or more consecutive games since the 2019-20 season when the Nittany Lions were 15-for-15 on the kill from December 7-January 4.
Penn State has also scored three shorthanded tallies this season after Jarod Crespo added one last Saturday.
The three shortys are tied for the national lead with Michigan, Connecticut and Arizona State and are the most in a season for Penn State since scoring seven during the 2018-19 season.
The Nittany Lions had just one shorthanded goal last season and two in 2022-23. Penn State’s single-season record for shorthanded tallies came during the 2015-16 season when the Nittany Lions potted 12.
B1G DEFENSE
As a team the Nittany Lions rank tied for third in the Big Ten and eighth in the nation allowing just 1.80 goals per game, while the Gophers sit slightly behind tied for ninth nationally at 2.00.
Six of the top-11 teams in the nation in goals-against average are from the Big Ten and are allowing 2.30 goals…
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