"It was the best-case scenario in terms of them playing against each other for the gold. What an unbelievable experience for those two."
The Nittany Lions will debut their new alternates during Friday night's game against Michigan State at Pegula Ice Arena.
The Nittany Lions fell to 0-4 in Big Ten play following their most lopsided loss of the 2018-19 season.
Talvitie and the Finns beat Barratt and the Americans 3-2 in Saturday night's gold medal game.
The Nittany Lions' New Year's resolution of going undefeated lasted only one game as they lost to the Golden Gophers in their second game in Minnesota.
Biro became the second Penn State player to land the No. 1 spot on SportsCenter's top 10 plays this season.