{"id":144262,"date":"2024-01-06T22:44:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T04:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=144262"},"modified":"2024-01-06T22:44:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T04:44:59","slug":"saturday-roundup-no-19-penn-state-rallies-down-four-to-defeat-army-west-point-no-12-arizona-state-wins-desert-hockey-classic-title-northeastern-ties-no-3-quinnipiac-no-4-north-dakota-finishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2024\/01\/06\/saturday-roundup-no-19-penn-state-rallies-down-four-to-defeat-army-west-point-no-12-arizona-state-wins-desert-hockey-classic-title-northeastern-ties-no-3-quinnipiac-no-4-north-dakota-finishes\/","title":{"rendered":"SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 19 Penn State rallies down four to defeat Army West Point, No. 12 Arizona State wins Desert Hockey Classic title, Northeastern ties No. 3 Quinnipiac, No. 4 North Dakota finishes sweep over Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aiden Fink scores what proves to be the game-winning goal Saturday night as Penn State downs Army West Point 7-6 (photo: Penn State Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No. 19 Penn State used five unanswered goals to erase a four-goal deficit and complete the largest comeback in program history, defeating Army West Point 7-6 in nonconference action on a snow-filled Saturday evening inside Pegula Ice Arena in State College, Pa.<\/p>\n

Ryan Kirwan led the comeback with a career-best four points on two goals and two assists while Aiden Fink finished the comeback with his second goal of the game midway through the third period.<\/p>\n

The Nittany Lions opened the scoring with an early man-advantage tally as Fink wheeled up the far side and snuck a shot short side over the shoulder of Army goaltender Gavin Abric and under the crossbar for the 1-0 edge at the 2:04 mark.<\/p>\n

The Black Knights evened the score with a power-play goal of their own as Mac Gadowsky fed a wide-open Jake Hewitt between the rings and he deposited the puck past the blocker of Penn State netminder Noah Grannan for the 1-1 score at 9:07 of the first period.<\/p>\n

Army then turned a pair of turnovers into goals for the 3-1 lead as Brent Keefer and Andrew Garby scored just 19 seconds apart midway through the opening stanza. Penn State cut the deficit in half heading into the first intermission as Simon Mack sniped one over the glove of Abric from the far dot for the 3-2 score at the 17-minute mark.<\/p>\n

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HIS NAME IS AIDEN FINK, AND HE IS REALLY GOOD AT HOCKEY!!#WeAre<\/a> #HockeyValley<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/22it1dDcds<\/a><\/p>\n

— Penn State Men\u2019s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) January 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n