MINNEAPOLIS — One Hurricanes prospect had a night he’ll remember for the rest of his life at the hands of another who’d had a night he’s hopefully already left behind at 3M Arena last Friday.



Penn State freshman winger Kevin Wall, selected with the 181st overall pick in the sixth round of the 2019 draft, scored his first career NCAA goal.



It was a backhand shoveled in past Minnesota junior goalie Jack LaFontaine, selected in the third round of the 2016 draft, 75th overall. The defense wasn’t exactly stellar in front of him, but he let in five before the Gophers pulled him early in the third.



Wall’s goal was a momentum shifter in what would become an 8-2 drubbing, and it was sandwiched in between a few more close chances from the 6-foot, 187-pound 19-year-old.



“Definitely good to get it out of the way,” he told The Athletic after the game. “Been gripping the stick a little bit tight lately, and it...