SERIES STORYLINES
- The Nittany Lions are closing out their regular-season home schedule by hosting the Badgers in a two-game set at Pegula Ice Arena. Friday's game is at 6:30 p.m. and will air live on Big Ten Network, while Saturday's game is scheduled for 7 p.m.
- Saturday's game will be Penn State's Senior Night and the team will honor the six Nittany Lions playing their last regular season game at Pegula.
- Penn State is 14-10-3 all-time vs. Wisconsin, but owns a 13-4-3 advantage since the start of the 2014-15 season.
- Penn State is leading the nation in scoring, averaging 4.63 goals per game, and is amassing 5.06 goals per game at home.
STAT BREAKDOWN
PENN STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
14 NATE SUCESE (JR.)
FORWARD
- Sucese has amassed 14 goals and 17 assists for 31 points through 30 starts.
- In the NIttany Lions' past two series vs. Minnesota and Michigan State, Sucese has posted four goals and four assists.
- A Fairport, N.Y. native, Sucese previously played two seasons for the USHL's Dubuque Fighting Saints, scoring 38 goals and adding 48 assists.
9 ALEX LIMOGES (SO.)
FORWARD
- Limoges has scored a team-high 16 goals and is tied for the team best with 22 assists for 38 points.
- He scored three goals in the Nittany Lions' sweep of Minnesota Feb. 1-2.
- A Winchester, Pa. native, Limoges previously spent two seasons playing in the USHL, registering 101 points on 37 goals and 64 assists.
31 PEYTON JONES (JR.)
GOALIE
- Through 23 starts, Jones has 660 saves, a .897 save percentage and a 3.38 goals-against average.
- Jones made 27 saves in the NIttany Lions' 5-3 win vs. MIchigan State last week.
- He was a member of the USHL's Lincoln Starts from 2014-16.
HEAD COACH GUY GADOWSKY
- Gadowsky is in his seventh season at Penn State and 20th overall, boasting an overall record of 285-294-54 (112-96-17 with the Nittany Lions).
- He has led Penn State to two consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2017 Big Ten Tournament title. The 2016-17 team also achieved the program's first No. 1 national ranking in January and finished the season as the highest scoring team in the country, averaging 4.10 goals per game.
- Prior to his tenure in Happy Valley, Gadowsky was head coach at Princeton for seven seasons. He led the Tigers to two NCAA Tournament berths and coached 20 players who would go on to sign professional contracts.
- Gadowsky also previously served five seasons as head coach at Alaska, and three as head coach and director of operations for the WCHL's Fresno Falcons.
PEGULA ICE ARENA
- Capacity: 5,782
- Opened: September 9, 2013
- Home to the Nittany Lions' men's and women's hockey programs, as well as a 5,000-square foot weight room, hydrotherapy training room, steam room, team lounge and locker room area.
- Fans experience some of the best amenities in college hockey at Pegula, which boasts an interactive history of Penn State Hockey, concession stands, suites, loge boxes and club seats.
- The Centre County community is able to take advantage of the community rink, which is open nearly 360 days a year.
Credits:
Mark Selders, Craig Houtz