David Goodwin had two goals and an asssist Friday as Penn State defeated Big Ten co-leader Wisconsin 6-3 on Friday night in Madison, Wis.
The No. 10 Nittany Lions (17-6-2, 6-4-1 Big Ten) ended a five-game winless streak that came after the program reached No. 1 in the USCHO.com poll for the first time.
After the No. 17 Badgers (15-9-1, 8-3) scored the first two goals of the second period to tie score at 2-2, the Nittany Lions got the next two. Denis Smirnov scored at 8:06 to break the tie. And Goodwin made it a two-goal lead for Penn State at 13:46.
Trefor Hamilton's shorthanded goal in the first minute of the third put Penn State, the NCAA's highest scoring team, ahead 5-2.
Seamus Malone and Luke Kunin, the Wild's first round draft pick in 2016, scored a minute apart early in the second period for the Badgers.
Michigan 4, Michigan State 4 (Michigan wins shootout 2-1): Sam Piazza scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Wolverines (9-13-3, 2-7-2) got an extra point against the host Spartans (5-17-3, 1-8-2). Nolan De Jong scored twice in regulation for Michigan. Sam Saliba scored two goals for Michigan State, including the tying goal with 4:58 left in the third period.
WCHA
Bemidji State 3, Alabama Huntsville 2: The Beavers (19-11-3, 19-4-2) clinched the MacNaughton Cup before beating the host Chargers (8-20-3, 8-14-3). Bemidji State won the WCHA regular-season championship because second-place Michigan Tech lost 3-2 to Ferris State.
It's Bemidji State's first MacNaughton Cup since it joined the WCHA in 2010, but the 22nd conference title since the Beavers started playing hockey in 1948.
