{"id":129991,"date":"2021-10-30T22:11:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T03:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=129991"},"modified":"2021-10-30T22:12:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T03:12:09","slug":"penn-state-outlasts-no-6-north-dakota-6-4-in-nashville-unh-clarkson-knock-off-ranked-opponents-mckay-sets-ncaa-shutout-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2021\/10\/30\/penn-state-outlasts-no-6-north-dakota-6-4-in-nashville-unh-clarkson-knock-off-ranked-opponents-mckay-sets-ncaa-shutout-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn State outlasts No. 6 North Dakota, 6-4, in Nashville; UNH, Clarkson knock off ranked opponents; McKay sets NCAA shutout mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_129992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129992\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-129992 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449-1392x783.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10302021_UNDMHvPSU_0449-1493x840.jpg 1493w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-129992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connor MacEachern celebrates his first of two goals as Penn State upset No. 6 North Dakota, 6-4, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville (Photo: Russell Hons\/North Dakota Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was quite possibly the least neutral &#8220;neutral-site&#8221; game you could imagine, but that didn&#8217;t bother Penn State.<\/p>\n<p>Despite playing around a sea of green-clad North Dakota fans at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Penn State jumped to an early lead that it never relinquished, earning a hard-fought 6-4 victory over the Fighting Hawks in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game.<\/p>\n<p>Connor MacEachern scored twice for the Nittany Lions including a back-breaking insurance goal with 4:08 remaining while goaltender Oskar Autio made 28 stops to earn the victory.<\/p>\n<p>MacEachern&#8217;s second tally proved important as the Fighting Hawks pulled their goaltender and closed the gap to one with 2:01 left on a Riese Gaber goal. Ben Copeland&#8217;s empty-net goal with four seconds left provided the final tally.<\/p>\n<p>The game was a wild, back-and-forth offensive affair, particularly over the first 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Penn State jumped to a 2-0 lead early on goals by Tyler Gratton at 4:02 of the first followed by a Clayton Phillips tally less than nine minutes later.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cleaning up the garbage in front of the net!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HockeyValley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HockeyValley<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4wBlEBAxk7\">pic.twitter.com\/4wBlEBAxk7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Penn State Men\u2019s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PennStateMHKY\/status\/1454609321891962881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But North Dakota had an answer before the end of the frame. Judd Caufield scored on the power play with 1:50 remaining to bring the highly-partisan Fighting Hawks crowd to life.<\/p>\n<p>The teams traded goals in the second with Penn State twice extending the lead to two goals only to have North Dakota respond. It again was a late-period power play goal, this one by Jake Schmaltz with just 10.7 seconds remaining that set up the exciting third period.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Schmaltz sneaks one in!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNDproud?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UNDproud<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNDmhockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNDmhockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2hsyCu4ol1\">pic.twitter.com\/2hsyCu4ol1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UND Insider (@UNDinsider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNDinsider\/status\/1454627688761671680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prior to the game, it was announced that North Dakota will again participate in next year&#8217;s U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game to be played Oct. 29, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The opponent in that game will be Arizona State.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/scoreboard\/division-i-men\/\">SCOREBOARD<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/rankings\/d-i-mens-poll\/\">USCHO.com POLL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Hampshire 2, No. 8 Providence 1 (OT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A night after falling, 6-1, on the road to No. 8 Providence, New Hampshire exacted its revenge on home ice as Jackson Pierson&#8217;s unassisted goal with 19.5 second remaining in overtime gave the Wildcats a 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Pierson anticipated a pass by a Providence player who was under pressure, picked off the puck and roofed a backhander over Friars netminder Jaxson Stauber to send the Wildcat faithful home happy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UNH WINS!! Jackson Pierson scores the overtime game winner as the Wildcats defeat No. 8 Providence 2-1. The &#39;Cats return to action next Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 PM versus Northeastern at the Whitt!<\/p>\n<p>Tickets \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SgKt96BLJE\">https:\/\/t.co\/SgKt96BLJE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BeTheRoar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BeTheRoar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N08zgZ5161\">pic.twitter.com\/N08zgZ5161<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UNH Men&#39;s Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHMHOCKEY\/status\/1454624723657125893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>UNH never trailed on the night, jumping to a 1-0 lead on Tyler Ward&#8217;s goal at 3:11 into the game. Providence evened the game on a Parker Ford tally at 7:21 of the middle frame.<\/p>\n<p>David Fessenden, who came into the game on Friday night in relief of starter Mike Robinson, earned the victory in his first collegiate start making 31 saves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clarkson 2, No. 18 Michigan Tech 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another team able to avenge a tough Friday night loss, Clarkson scored twice in 64 seconds late in the second period to overcome a 1-0 deficit against No. 18 Michigan Tech, earning a 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Knights were shutout on Friday, falling 3-0, and were struggling to solve the Huskies defense and goaltender for much of Saturday. 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