The college hockey season is about to hit its stride as Big Ten play opens for the Penn State Nittany Lions this weekend. The Nittany Lions (2-4-0) open conference play on the road against No. 18 Minnesota (2-3-1) with a weekend series beginning Friday evening in 3M Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Penn State is coming off a weekend sweep of Canisius last weekend, which gave Penn State its first wins of the season after a tough 0-4 start to the season. That included a pair of losses to ranked opponents UConn and Quinnipiac. Penn State won the first game of last weekend's home series by a score of 5-1 and then capped the weekend with an overtime victory. Minnesota also got off to a rough start this season but is coming off a weekend sweep of previously No. 3 North Dakota.

Minnesota leads the all-time series by a 33-23-1 margin. Penn State is just 8-21-0 in games played on Minnesota's home ice. The Nittany Lions swept the last regular-season weekend series with the Gophers last January. Penn State won 3 of 4 regular-season meetings last season and then topped the Gophers, 6-2, in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

Here is how to watch Penn State hockey in action on Friday evening.

What channel is Penn State vs. Minnesota hockey on today?

Penn State's road game against Minnesota will not be available to watch on TV. It will be available to watch via the Big Ten's official streaming platform, B1G+.

Updated NCAA ice hockey national championship odds

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday, October 20, 2026.

• Denver +875

• North Dakota +1100

• Quinnipiac +1200

• Western Michigan +1300

• Minnesota-Duluth +1500

• Providence +1600

• Boston College +2500

• UConn +2800

Upcoming Penn State hockey schedule

All times are Eastern.

• Oct. 31 at Minnesota, 7:00 p.m.

• Nov. 6 vs. Notre Dame, TBA

• Nov. 7 vs. Notre Dame, TBA

• Nov. 13 at Michigan, TBA

• Nov. 14 at Michigan, TBA