Overview
- McKenna notched two assists in the first period, helping Penn State take a 2-0 lead into the intermission.
- Arizona State surged ahead 3-2 in the second period before Penn State closed with four unanswered goals.
- Matt DiMarsico recorded a third-period hat trick, finishing the win with an empty-netter.
- Charlie Cerrato scored late and finished with five points, while Aiden Fink opened the scoring on a power play set up by McKenna.
- McKenna, projected as next year’s No. 1 NHL Draft pick, left WHL champion Medicine Hat for Penn State after the NCAA lifted its CHL ban; he hails from Whitehorse, Yukon, is a member of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation, and was last season’s WHL player of the year.