Men’s Hockey Falls to Miami, 3-1 – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/27/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Feb. 27, 2001
Box Score
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s hockey team lost its fourth-consecutive game when it was defeated by Miami, 3-1, tonight in Central Collegiate Hockey Association action at Value City Arena.
With the loss, the Buckeyes fall to 16-15-2 overall, 13-12-2 in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Miami, which claimed the Ohio Cup with the victory, improves to 19-14-2 overall, 16-10-1 in conference play.
The Buckeyes remain tied for fifth place in the CCHA. Miami moved into a tie for third and clinched home-ice in the first round of the playoffs.
The Buckeyes outshot the RedHawks, 12-6, in the first stanza but the period ended with the teams tied at zero.
In the second period, Miami took a 2-0 lead on unassisted goals by Nick Jardine and Jason Deskins.
The Buckeyes finally got on the board when Miguel Lafleche tallied his sixth goal of the season 16:05 into the third period, assisted by Pete Broccoli. Jardine sealed the win for the RedHawks with an empty-net goal at the 19:34 mark.
OSU’s Mike Betz stopped 21-of-24 Miami shots, while David Burleigh made 33 saves on 34 Buckeye shots.
The Buckeyes were 0-for-2 on the power play and held Miami scoreless on its three opportunities. Miami was assessed two penalties for four minutes, while the Buckeyes had three infractions for a total of six minutes.
The squads end the regular season Friday with a 7:35 p.m. game at Goggin Arena in Oxford, Ohio.
Miami 3, Ohio State 1 Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001 Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Goals by Period 1 2 3 F Miami 0 2 1 3 Ohio State 0 0 1 1
Shots by Period 1 2 3 F Miami 6 9 9 24 Ohio State 12 6 16 34
Power Plays Miami 0/3-0/0-0/0–0/3 OSU 0/0-0/1-0/1–0/2
Penalties Miami 0/0-1/2-1/2–2/4 OSU 3/6-0/0-0/0–3/6
Scoring Summar MIAMI-OSU 1st Period No scoring 2nd Period 3:39 MIA 1-0 Jardine 7 (unassisted) 10:01 MIA 2-0 Deskins 19 (unassisted) 3rd Period 16:05 OSU 2-1 Lafleche 6 (Broccoli) 19:34 MIA 3-1 Jardine 8 (Stevens) en
Goalies Miami Burleigh (60:00) 12-6-15–33 OSU Betz (59:09) 6-7-8–21 Empty Net (:51) x-x-0–0
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