Notre Dame 4, Penn State 2: Five-Alarm Fire

Penn State hockey fell to 2-7-1 with a 4-2 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions scored the first goal but were completely flattened in the final 40 minutes of regulation in another embarrassing loss as we hit the 10-game mark of the season.

First Period

Penn State came out firing on all cylinders and put up more sustained zone time in the first period than they did at any point last night. Patrick Quinlan made several point-blank saves, including two with Shea Busch uncontested in front of the net.

During 4-on-4 play later in the frame, Justin Poirier carried the puck cleanly through the neutral zone and set up Jackson Smith for a wrist shot in the high slot that bounced…