Penn State and Wisconsin, seen here in a past meeting, will square off for a best-of-three game series in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals starting 8 p.m. Friday at Pegula Ice Arena. Carlos Osorio AP
For the nation’s top-scoring hockey team, a more-is-better mentality makes sense, and Penn State needs more than goals as the Big Ten tournament begins.
Sure, it needs goals — an offensive-minded approach is a given for the Nittany Lions who average 4.62 goals per game. But Penn State also needs a bit more defense and some good bounces.
So, when coach Guy Gadowsky looks ahead to the start of postseason play as Wisconsin visits for a best-of-three quarterfinal matchup, he’s encouraged by his team’s recent efforts and is happy to be playing at home.