BTN.com staff, January 7, 2016

This week, BTN's Rick Pizzo and Paul Caponigri preview the weekend games between Minnesota and Penn State men's hockey teams. Penn State hosts Minnesota Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET and Saturday at 3 p.m.. Friday?s game is on BTN and BTN2Go (via this link) and Saturday's game is offered via our subscription service BTN Plus.

Plus, we have a one-on-one interview with Minnesota head coach Don Lucia in this post, too.

The Gophers are 7-1-0 all-time against the Nittany Lions in a series that began with the formation of the Big Ten Conference in 2013-14. Hudson Fasching is Minnesota?s active leading scorer against Penn State with 11 points?(four goals, seven assists) in eight career games. Read more on the games at GopherSports.com and GoPSUsports.com.