Big Ten Hockey continues to shine

by | Dec 12, 2019 | Headlines, RRSN News | 0 comments

• Three teams take this ice this week, highlighted by a 2019 Big Ten Tournament Championship game rematch as No. 7/7 Penn State travels to No. 15/14 Notre Dame. The series opener between the Fighting Irish and the Nittany Lions will air live on NHL Network, while both games of No. 18/- Michigan State’s home series against No. 16/15 Arizona State will be streamed on BTN+.

• Four Big Ten teams appear in the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls this week. Ohio State is ranked No. 6 in both polls, followed by Penn State at No. 7/7. Notre Dame checks in at No. 15/14, while Michigan State is No. 18 in the USCHO.com poll. The Spartans are receiving votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, while Wisconsin is receiving votes in the USCHO.com poll.

• Big Ten teams currently occupy three of the top 25 positions on the national scoring list, including the top spot. Penn State leads the nation with 4.29 goals per game, followed by Wisconsin at No. 18 with 3.11 goals per contest and Notre Dame at No. 25, scoring 2.88 goals per contest.

• Penn State’s Alex Limoges is currently tied for third in the Big Ten and 13th in the nation with 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists. Limoges enters the Nittany Lions’ series against Notre Dame riding a nine-game point streak (5-9-14), just one game shy of his career-high and two games shy of Evan Barratt’s program record set last season.

• Four Big Ten goalies find themselves among the top 20 nationally in save percentage this season. Michigan State’s John Lethemon leads the conference and ranks third nationally with a .941 save percentage, followed by Ohio State’s Tommy Nappier (8th, .934), Michigan’s Strauss Mann (12th, .931) and Penn State’s Peyton Jones (19th, .924).

• Michigan State’s John Lethemon registered his conference-leading third shutout with 41 saves in the series opener against Wisconsin last Friday. The senior made 33 stops the following night to help the Spartans sweep the Badgers with an overtime victory. The Spartan goaltender finished the weekend with 74 saves and a .949 save percentage. He is 8-4-1 this year, with a .941 save percentage and a 2.01 goals-against average, ranking first and second in the Big Ten, respectively.

• Any regular-season conference game that remains tied after regulation will play the NCAA-mandated five-minute, 5-on-5 sudden-death overtime period. If the game remains tied, the two teams will then play a five-minute, 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime period. If the game is still tied following both overtime periods, then the game will move to a sudden-death shootout.

• Teams will be awarded three points in the conference standings for a win in regulation or the 5-on-5 overtime period. If the game is tied following the 5-on-5 overtime, both teams will receive one point, with a second point being awarded to the team that wins in either the 3-on-3 overtime period or the shootout.

• The 2019-20 Big Ten hockey regular season will feature the most extensive slate of television coverage in college hockey, with more than 70 total games. The lineup is highlighted by a package of 27 national broadcasts to be carried on BTN, seven broadcasts on NBCSN, three broadcasts on NHL Network, two on ESPNU, and a game on FS1.

• Every televised game on BTN can be streamed on the FOX Sports app. All games broadcast by FOX Sports Regional Networks can also be streamed on the FOX Sports GO app for authenticated subscribers to the broadcasting regional network, or on BTN+. All games televised on an ESPN network will also be available to stream on the ESPN App.

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