Minnesota (MIN) at Penn State (PSU)
Date: Friday, March 2, 2018
Non-Conference Game
Big Ten Quarterfinals
Attendance: 4170
Start Time: 7:03 pm  End Time: 9:33 pm  Total Time: 2:30

Scoring by Period - MIN 1-1-1=3; PSU 1-3-1=5

1st Period
Scoring - 1, MIN Casey Mittelstadt/9 (Ryan Lindgren/6, Rem Pitlick/16) 11:13 (PP)
2, PSU Cole Hults/3 (Denis Smirnov/12, Alex Limoges/12) 15:39 (PP)
Penalties - Brent Gates Jr., MIN (Elbowing) 3:52; Erik Autio, PSU (Tripping) 9:50; Ryan Lindgren, MIN (Interference) 14:08; Darian Romanko, MIN (5-Checking from Behind) 18:25; Darian Romanko, MIN (10-Game Misconduct) 18:25

2nd Period
Scoring - 3, PSU Nate Sucese/13 (Kris Myllari/9, Erik Autio/10) 2:35 (PP)
4, MIN Scott Reedy/5 (Rem Pitlick/17) 15:13
5, PSU Denis Smirnov/15 (Brett Murray/5, Brandon Biro/21) 18:49
6, PSU Andrew Sturtz/14 (Trevor Hamilton/22, Peyton Jones/4) 19:45 (GW)
Penalties - Sam Rossini, MIN (Slashing) 8:43; Alec Marsh, PSU (Interference) 11:51

3rd Period
Scoring - 7, MIN Casey Mittelstadt/10 (Rem Pitlick/18, Scott Reedy/7) 15:00 (PP)
8, PSU Evan Barratt/9 (Andrew Sturtz/25) 19:30 (EN)
Penalties - Rem Pitlick, MIN (Slashing) 7:44; Tyler Sheehy, MIN (Embellishment) 10:17; James Robinson, PSU (5-Contact to the Head) 10:17; James Robinson, PSU (10-Game Misconduct) 10:17; Erik Autio, PSU (Slashing) 15:33

Minnesota Goaltending - Mat Robson (59:02, 29 shots, 25 saves, 4 GA); Empty Net (0:58, 1 GA)

Penn State Goaltending - Peyton Jones (59:33, 35 shots, 32 saves, 3 GA); Empty Net (0:27, 0 GA)

Win - Peyton Jones, PSU (16-11-4). Loss - Mat Robson, MIN (7-5-1).

Shots On Goal - MIN 12-12-11=35; PSU 8-12-10=30

Power Plays - MIN 2 of 5; PSU 2 of 6

Penalties - MIN 7 (25 min); PSU 5 (21 min)

New Records - Penn State 17-13-5, Minnesota 19-16-2

Three Stars: 1. Denis Smirnov (Penn State) 2. Andrew Sturtz (Penn State) 3. Casey Mittelstadt (Minnesota)

Referees: Colin Kronforst, Brian Aaron  Linesmen: Joe Hutek, Bruce Vida