That third period was a masterpiece of adjustments.
by wearendhockey (2019-03-23 22:57:33)
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Notre Dame completely thwarted PSU almost every single time they tried to break into the zone. They got to pucks in the corners first, and forced PSU to make just enough of an adjustment into their entries that it completely threw them off their game. PSU did not seriously threaten until the period was half over and got by my count two cracks at sustained attack time. It was no small feat because PSU doesn't really change their style of play if they are down a goal. Notre Dame deserves a ton of credit for how they shut PSU down over the final 40+ minutes, but especially in the 3rd period. PSU ended up with about a dozen shots in the final period, but none of them were as dangerous as the first 40 or so over periods 1 and 2.

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