Penn State has made a habit of gifting opposing goalies career-defining performances. For Strauss Mann, however, those performances have become ordinary.
The Michigan goaltender stopped 38 shots as the Nittany Lions fell to the Wolverines 3-1 in Wednesday’s series opener. With the defeat, the Nittany Lions drop to a terribly familiar 0-5 on the season.
The high shot totals in those career nights seldom reflect the quality of those shots. Often, its reflective of Penn State’s shoot-from-anywhere style. Barely across the blue line, right on the goal line, it doesn’t matter. The Nittany Lions just get shots on net.