Penn State entered this weekend's Big Ten hockey series against the Gophers averaging a robust 39.6 shots on goal, which had helped the Nittany Lions score 3.6 goals per game. On Saturday afternoon, Gophers goalie Justen Close and his teammates made sure Penn State's volume shooters left 3M Arena at Mariucci with nothing. Close made 30 saves for his second consecutive shutout as the Gophers .
Notre Dame hockey opened its Big Ten schedule this weekend against Penn State. The Irish and the Nittany Lions each skated away with a shootout victory.