Penn State ranked as the sixth-best team in the Big Ten’s preseason coaches’ poll heading into the 2022-23 season, but expectations have since changed.
The Nittany Lions own the No. 13 spot in the latest USCHO poll, trailing four of their conference foes in Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio State and Notre Dame.
With an unblemished record of 8-0, the blue and white has shown great promise for a potentially very successful season in Hockey Valley. Most of the success the team has had this season is due to its high-powered offense.
Penn State ranks second in the Big Ten in goals per game, averaging 4.