No. 13 Men’s Hockey Clips Lake Superior State, 3-2 – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Jan. 17, 2004
Box Score
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Buckeye junior captain JB Bittner broke a two-all tie in the second period to give the No. 13 Ohio State men’s hockey team a 3-2 CCHA victory over Lake Superior State Saturday at Value City Arena. The win gives the Buckeyes a two-game sweep of the Lakers.
Ohio State improves to 15-10-0 on the year and 10-7-0 in CCHA play. The Lakers drop to 6-9-5 on the year and 4-8-3 in the conference.
Ohio State scored the only goal of the opening period, as Paul Caponigri (Sr., Oak Park, Ill.) scored on the power-play. Doug Andress (Sr., Iroquios Falls, Ontario) took a shot from the left point and Dave Steckel (Sr., West Bend, Wis.) deflected it from right in front of the net to Caponigri at the right side, who put it into the empty net as LSSU goalie Jeff Jakaitis failed to cover the right side of the net. Each team had 10 shots on goal in the period. OSU scored on its one power-play chance and held the Lakers scoreless on two opportunities.
In the second, the Lakers tied the game with a power-play goal of their own, as Bo Cheesman tallied 3:09 into the period. LSSU then took the lead with its second power-play goal of the game, when Dominic Osman scored at 11:09. OSU quickly tied the game just 1:18 later, as Andrew Schembri (Fr., Mississauga, Ontario) scored, assisted by Rod Pelley (So., Kitimat, British Columbia) and Dan Knapp (So., Rochester, Mich.) at 12:27. JB Bittner (Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) then regained the lead for Ohio State with his 11th goal of the year, scored two minutes later. Bittner was set up by Bryce Anderson (Fr., Waterloo, Iowa) and Nate Guenin (So., Aliquippa, Pa.). OSU outshot LSSU in the period, 13-8. LSSU was 2-for-3 on the power play, while the Buckeyes were scoreless on two chances.
There was no scoring in the third. LSSU outshot the Buckeyes, 11-7. The Buckeyes could not score on two power-play chances and held the Lakers scoreless on one chance. The Lakers pulled their goalie for the extra attacker with 1:39 remaining, but could not get the equalizer.
In the game, Betz made 27 saves on 29 LSSU shots. Jakaitis played the first 40 minutes, stopping 20-of-23 Buckeye shots. Violin played 18:21 and did not allow a goal on seven OSU shots.
Ohio State was 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Lakers were 2-for-6 with the man advantage.
Ohio State returns to action with a two-game series at home against Michigan State next weekend. The Buckeyes and Spartans will face off at 8:05 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23 and at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 in Value City Arena.
Postgame Notes
The Lakers goal in the second period ended Ohio State’s home shutout streak at 144:50. The Buckeyes had posted back-to-back shutouts of Quinnipiac (Jan. 6) and Lake Superior (Jan. 16) and had not allowed a goal since the 18:31 mark of the Dec. 5 game vs. Miami.
Pelley extended his scoring streak to four games (2-2-4).
Anderson ended the weekend with three points after posting his first career goal in the opener. Schembri scored a goal in each game vs. the Lakers.
The Buckeyes’ sweep was their third of the season and second at home. The squad swept Alaska Fairbanks at home and Michigan State on the road.
OSU improved to 10-2-0 on Saturday with their win. The squad is 4-7-0 on Friday, 0-1-0 on Sunday and 1-0-0 on Saturday.
Postgame Quotes
Lake Superior State head coach Frank Anzalone
On his team’s goaltending
“You need good goaltending to win. Our goaltending was a little average this weekend. Until our goaltending improves it is going to be difficult to play teams like Ohio State.
“It is difficult against teams like Oho State, especially on the road. OSU did a good job, but I think some of their goals were stoppable.”
Ohio State head coach John Markell
On the game
“I’m happy we got the four points and I’m happy for the guys we got four points. That’s where the happiness ends. Last night we did a good job with effort and execution and tonight there was effort but within 24 hours the execution failed. You can’t go anywhere in this league unless you execute every night. I was upset with the attitude. We came in and thought it would be like last night. Now we have to go back to the drawing board.
“We have to have clean wins and no shortcuts. You have to give Lake Superior State credit. They played a great game and would have liked a better outcome. They played with a lot of heart. We have to be more consistent. I think we can play a better game but they have to be taught how to win.”
On the play of the Buckeye freshmen
“They are making additions to the team and are really learning under the gun. They are a part of the team and like everyone else have to continue to improve. Christmas is over and they have to play like upperclassmen.”
Ohio State junior captain JB Bittner
On the game
“A lot of guys said their legs were tired tonight. We have had the problem all year of being able to play two games. I think the work ethic was there tonight but we weren’t giving it the second effort like we were last night. Lake State played a lot harder tonight and I think that was half of it. You have to give credit to their effort.”
Ohio State freshman forward Andrew Schembri
On his two goals this weekend
“I have been more comfortable out there. I have started to get more patient and I feel like I have more time out there to make a play.”
Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Ohio State Men’s Hockey 2003-04 Lake Superior State vs #13 Ohio State (Jan 17, 2004 at Columbus, Ohio)
Lake Superior State (6-9-5, 4-8-3 CCHA) vs. Ohio State (15-10-0, 10-7-0 CCHA) Date: Jan 17, 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Arena: Value City Arena Attendance:4090 Start time:8:05 pm End time:10:01 pm Total time:1:56
Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot ———————————- Lake Superior State. 0 2 0 – 2 Ohio State………. 1 2 0 – 3
1st period – 1, OSU, Paul Caponigri/13 (Dave Steckel/7, Doug Andress/14) 12:09 (pp). Penalties – Reed Whiting, OSU (obstruction-holding) 2:25; JB Bittner, OSU (slashing) 6:39; Kory Scoran, LSSU (cth-high sticking) 11:23.
2nd period – 2, LSSU, Bo Cheesman/9 (Dominic Osman/6, Chris Peterson/1) 3:21 (pp). 3, LSSU, Dominic Osman/8 (Bo Cheesman/6, Chris Peterson/2) 11:09 (pp). 4, OSU, Andrew Schembri/5 (Rod Pelley/6, Dan Knapp/13) 12:27. 5, OSU, JB Bittner/11 (Bryce Anderson/4, Nate Guenin/15) 14:57. Penalties – Nate Guenin, OSU (obstruction-holding) 1:59; Ryan Reid, LSSU (obstruction-hooking) 7:11; Daymen Bencharski, OSU (holding) 9:32; Lee Spector, OSU (unsportsmanlike conduct) 18:09; Ryan Reid, LSSU (hooking) 18:58.
3rd period – Penalties – Trent Campbell, LSSU (obstruction-hooking) 3:32; Dave Barton, OSU (tripping) 11:46.
Shots on goal – LSSU 10-8-11 29; OSU 10-13-7 30.
Power plays – LSSU 2 of 6; OSU 1 of 4.
Penalties – LSSU 4 (8 min); OSU 6 (12 min).
Goalies – LSSU, Jeff Jakaitis 2-3-2 (39:58 minutes, 23 shots-20 saves) , Matt Violin (18:21, 7-7) , EMPTY NET (01:41, 0-0); OSU, Mike Betz 12-9-0 (60:00, 29-27).
A-4090 T-1:56 Three stars: 1. JB Bittner 2. Andrew Schembri 3. Bo Cheesman Referee:Dan Brown Linesman:Randy Chin; Eric Smevoll Win-Mike Betz (12-9-0). Loss-Jeff Jakaitis (2-3-2).
