Michigan's Top Hockey Team Seizes Control: Thrilling 3-2 Victory Over Penn State!
Michigan Hockey punched its ticket to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game with a win over Penn State on Saturday at Yost:
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MARCH 14: Tyler Duke #5 of the Michigan Wolverines skates with the puck against against Reese Laubach #29 of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the first period in the 2026 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Championships at Yost Ice Arena on March 14, 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Jaime Crawford/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Michigan hockey team’s push towards a championship will continue through next weekend, as the Wolverines took down No. 10 Penn State at Yost Ice Arena by a final score of 5-2.
The game was a defensive battle through much of the first period, with neither team generating many chances at the net. That was until just over three minutes to play in the period when Michigan struck first. While battling through traffic in front of the net, Garrett Schifsky snuck the puck past Penn State goaltender Josh Fleming to give the Wolverines a 1-0 advantage.
Schifsky backhand finds a way in and it’s 1-0 Michigan pic. twitter. com/UFXhxNunIX — Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) March 14, 2026 Michigan attempted to make it out of the first period with the lead, but a hooking penalty was called against Jayden Perron in the final minutes.
Penn State took advantage of the man advantage, with Gavin McKenna scoring the equalizer to make it 1-1 before the break. Just over five minutes into the second period, Penn State was given amother power play opportunity due to a Kienan Draper tripping call. However, Michigan would take advantage of a chance in opposing territory, with Schifsky scoring his second goal of the day, this one coming off a one-time feed from Nick Moldenhauer.