Hoping to reverse their home-ice struggles, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish wore their road blue uniforms as they welcomed the Penn State Nittany Lions to Compton Family Ice Arena for the final series of the regular season. on Friday. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Nittany Lions hadn’t played since January, when they split a series with this weekend’s opponent.
First Period
Despite 34 days off, the Nittany Lions showed no rust. Just a few minutes into the contest, Mason Snell opened the scoring with a shot from the blue line, thanks in part to a great screen by Connor McMenamin.