Men’s Hockey Falls to Miami (Ohio), 4-1 – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/9/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Feb. 9, 2001
Box Score
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The visiting RedHawks of Miami (Ohio) University tallied three unanswered goals to post a 4-1 victory over the Ohio State men’s hockey team at Value City Arena. The teams will complete the home-and-home series at 7:35 p.m. Saturday in Goggin Ice Arena.
With the loss, the Buckeyes fall to 14-11-2 overall, 11-8-2 in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. The RedHawks improve to 16-11-2, 13-8-1. Ohio State now stands in fifth place in the CCHA, while Miami remains in third.
Miami tallied the first goal of the game, as Chris Knupp picked up a loose puck in front of the Buckeyes’ net and got it past OSU goalie Mike Betz. In the second period, OSU’s Dave Steckel tied the game at the 4:35 mark with his team-leading 14th goal of the season. Steckel scored on the rebound of a Mike McCormick shot that hit both posts and came out.
The RedHawks scored the last two goals of the period to end the stanza up by two, 3-1. Derek Edwardson scored at the 13:29 mark, while Pat Leahy tallied with just 29 seconds remaining on the rebound of an Edwardson shot. Leahy ended the scoring with a short-handed, empty-net tally with 32 seconds left in the game.
Both teams were held scoreless on the power play. OSU was 0-for-4 in the game, while Miami did not score on their three opportunities. The game broke an OSU streak of seven-consecutive games with a power-play goal.
The Buckeyes outshot the RedHawks, 34-31. Betz made 27 saves for Ohio State. David Burleigh made 33 saves in net for Miami.
Miami 4, OSU 1 Feb. 9, 2001 Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Goals by Period 1 2 3 F Miami 1 2 1 4 Ohio State 0 1 0 1
Shots by Period 1 2 3 F Miami 13 12 6 31 Ohio State 4 17 13 34
Power Plays Miami 0/1-0/1-0/1–0/3 OSU 0/1-0/1-1/2–0/4
Penalties Miami 1/2-3/6-3/6–7/14 OSU 1/2-3/6-2/4–6/12
Scoring Summary Miami-OSU 1st Period 14:22 Miami 1-0 Knupp 3 (Kratofil) 2nd Period 4:35 OSU 1-1 Steckel 14 (McCormick) 13:29 Miami 2-1 Edwardson 6 (Kimpon, Nejezchleb) 19:31 Miami 3-1 Leahy 8 (Edwardson) 3rd Period 19:28 Miami 4-1 Leahy 9 (Edwardson) sh, en
Goalies Miami Burleigh (60:00) 4-16-13–33 OSU Betz (58:46) 12-10-5–27 Empty Net (1:14) x-x-0–0
Perani Cup Three Stars of the Game 1. Derek Edwardson, Miami 2. David Burleigh, Miami 3. Dave Steckel, Ohio State
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