The Penn State men’s hockey team is set to take on the Lindenwood Lions for the first time on Friday and Saturday. The Nittany Lions enter this weekend ranked No. 19 in both the USCHO poll and the Pairwise ranking following a road split against Michigan.
Opponent Preview
Lindenwood enters Pegula Ice Arena with a record of 3-7-2 on the season and a current Pairwise ranking of 55 (out of 64 D1 teams). Team defense has been a struggle for the Lions all season, allowing 42 shots per game, the 2nd-worst mark in D1. Penn State is 1st in D1 in shots per game (40.