Bernard’s Shorthanded Goal Lifts Men’s Hockey to Win over No. 6 Michigan, 7-5 – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/4/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Feb. 4, 2006
Box Score
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Buckeye junior Kenny Bernard scored shorthanded 7:24 into the third period to break a 5-all tie and lift the Ohio State men’s hockey team to a 7-5 victory over No. 6-ranked Michigan Friday in Yost Ice Arena.
After taking the lead early in the first period, the Buckeyes saw the score tied a total of five times throughout the game. OSU was behind by a goal three times, but battled back to tie the score each time. The Buckeyes entered the third period down a goal, 4-3, but scored twice 1:29 into the period to take the lead (5-4). Michigan tied the game at 5-all at 6:11 on a David Rohlfs goal, but Bernard’s breakaway goal 1:13 later put the Buckeyes back on top. Dan Knapp sealed the Buckeye win with an empty-net goal with 36 seconds remaining.
Junior Andrew Schembri led the Buckeyes with two goals, while senior Knapp and junior Matt Waddell each had a goal and an assists.
The Buckeyes improve to 14-11-4 on the year and are 10-9-2 in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Michigan falls to 15-10-3 and 10-7-3 in league action. The teams will close out the two-game series at 8:05 p.m. Saturday in a game televised live on CSTV.
Ohio State scored the only goal of the first period just 53 seconds into the game. Tom Fritsche picked up a loose puck in the Wolverine zone and skated through the Michigan defensemen, beating goalie Billy Sauer with a backhand. The Buckeyes were outshot in the period, 14-10. The Buckeyes held Michigan scoreless on two power-play chances, while Ohio State did not have a power-play opportunity. The teams combined for six goals in the period, with the stanza ending with the Wolverines ahead, 4-3. Michigan tied the game at 1 when Andrew Ebbett scored at 4;33 and took its first lead of the game when Ebbett scored shorthanded 1:35 later (at 6:08). Nick Biondo (Fr., Parma, Ohio) then tied the score at 2, taking a lead pass from Nate Guenin (Sr., Aliquppa, Pa.) and skating in alone on Sauer, sliding the puck under the goalie for his first career goal, which came at 7:53. The Wolverines retook the lead (3-2) when Brandon Kaleniecki scored on the power play at 10:40. The Buckeyes responded just 22 seconds later to tie the game at 3 at 11:02, when Schembri (Mississauga, Ontario) got to a loose puck in front of the net after Sauer stopped a Sean Collins (Jr., Troy, Mich.) shot, with Knapp (Rochester Hills, Mich.) picking up the second assist on the goal. The Wolverines retook the lead when Jack Johnson scored on a screen shot at 15:19, putting UM ahead, 4-3. The Wolverines had 15 shots in the period, the Buckeyes 14. In the period, the Buckeyes were unable to score on three power-play chances. The Wolverines converted 1-of-3 opportunities.
Schembri scored just 47 seconds into the third period to tie the game at 4. He took a lead pass from Waddell (Armstrong, British Columbia) and skated down the right wing, putting the shot high over Sauer. The shot originally was not ruled a goal, but the referee used video replay and ruled the puck entered the net. Waddell then scored 42 seconds later, at 1:29, as his shot from the left wing got through, as OSU took its first lead since early in the first period. Michigan replaced Sauer with senior Noah Ruden after Waddell’s goal. Rohlfs tied the score at 5 when he scored at 6:11, but just 1:13 later, Bernard (Sarnia, Ontario) scored on a breakaway to put the Buckeyes back on top, 6-5, at 7:24. Knapp closed out the scoring with his second goal of the season. His empty-net goal came on the power play, as the Buckeyes had a 5-minute major advantage for the last 3:16 when a Wolverine was assessed a major for checking from behind. OSU was outshot in the period, 11-8. The Buckeyes were 1-for-3 with the man advantage and the Wolverines were 0-for-2.
The Wolverines outshot the Buckeyes, 40-32, in the game. Senior Dave Caruso (Roswell, Ga.) made 35 saves in all 60 minutes in net for the Buckeyes. For the Wolverines, Sauer played 41:25, making 21 saves and allowing five goals. Ruden closed out the game and took the loss, giving up one goal and making four saves.
The Buckeyes converted 1-of-6 power-play chances and held the Wolverines scoreless on 6-of-7 attempts.
Postgame Notes
The seven goals scored by the Buckeyes tied the team’s season high, first set at Bowling Green Oct. 20.
The win stopped the Buckeyes’ six-game winless (0-5-1) in Ann Arbor and was the team’s first in Yost since Feb. 6, 1999.
Biondo’s goal was the first of his career and came in his third career game.
Bernard’s shorthanded score was his second of the season. OSU has five shorties this campaign. Bernard’s was the Buckeyes’ first since Jan. 6 at Bowling Green.
OSU’s win was the first time the team won when trailing after the second period since defeating Michigan State, 3-2, Nov. 15 in Columbus.
Michigan’s 40 shots on goal marked the first time Ohio State allowed 40 or more shots on net since Michigan State had 42 Jan. 18, 2005, in East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan’s shorthanded goal was the first allowed by the Buckeyes since Nov. 4 at Miami. The team has allowed four shorthanded scores this season.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Ohio State Hockey 2005-06 Ohio State vs #6 Michigan (Feb 03, 2006 at Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Ohio State (14-11-4, 10-9-2 CCHA) vs. Michigan (15-10-3, 10-7-3 CCHA) Date: Feb 03, 2006 Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. Arena: Yost Ice Arena Attendance:6873 Start time:7:35 End time:10:09 Total time:2:34
Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot ———————————- Ohio State………. 1 2 4 – 7 Michigan………… 0 4 1 – 5
1st period – 1, OSU, Tom Fritsche/9 :53. Penalties – Johann Kroll, OSU (o-holding) 13:57; John Dingle, OSU (hooking) 16:34.
2nd period – 2, UM, Andrew Ebbett/8 (Chad Kolarik/16, Brandon Kaleniecki/7) 4:33. 3, UM, Andrew Ebbett/9 (Chad Kolarik/17, Jason Dest/4) 6:08 (sh). 4, OSU, Nick Biondo/1 (Nate Guenin/8) 7:53. 5, UM, Brandon Kaleniecki/10 (T.J. Hensick/27, Kevin Porter/12) 10:40 (pp). 6, OSU, Andrew Schembri/7 (Sean Collins/8, Dan Knapp/15) 11:02. 7, UM, Jack Johnson/6 (Andrew Cogliano/14, David Rohlfs/7) 15:19. Penalties – David Rohlfs, UM (o-tripping) 4:53; Matt Waddell, OSU (o-hooking) 9:30; Kyle Hood, OSU (cross-checking) 11:10; Sean Collins, OSU (roughing atw) 11:38; Brandon Kaleniecki, UM (roughing atw) 11:38; Matt Waddell, OSU (roughing atw) 11:38; T.J. Hensick, UM (roughing atw) 11:38; Nate Guenin, OSU (cth roughing) 13:54; Kevin Porter, UM (holding) 14:02; Matt Hunwick, UM (roughing) 17:23; Matt Hunwick, UM (roughing) 17:23; Sam Campbell, OSU (cross-checking) 17:23.
3rd period – 8, OSU, Andrew Schembri/8 (Matt Waddell/5) :47. 9, OSU, Matt Waddell/6 1:29. 10, UM, David Rohlfs/2 (Kevin Porter/13, T.J. Hensick/28) 6:11. 11, OSU, Kenny Bernard/4 7:24 (sh). 12, OSU, Dan Knapp/2 19:24 (empty net) (pp). Penalties – David Rohlfs, UM (interference) 2:37; Rod Pelley, OSU (boarding) 6:31; Matt Waddell, OSU (tripping) 11:45; Jack Johnson, UM (checking from behind) 16:44; Jack Johnson, UM (game misconduct) 16:44.
Shots on goal – OSU 10-14-8 32; UM 14-15-11 40.
Power plays – OSU 1 of 6; UM 1 of 7.
Penalties – OSU 10 (20 min); UM 9 (29 min).
Goalies – OSU, Dave Caruso 12-10-4 (60:00 minutes, 40 shots-35 saves); UM, Noah Ruden 4-5-0 (18:24, 5-4) , Billy Sauer (41:25, 26-21) , EMPTY NET (00:11, 0-0).
Penalty shots – None.
A-6873 T-2:34 Three stars: 1. Andrew Schembri 2. Andrew Ebbett 3. Tom Fritsche Referee:Matt Shegos Assistant Referee:Kevin Langseth; Butch Friedman Win-Dave Caruso (12-10-4). Loss-Noah Ruden (4-5-0). ID-347766 PENALTY AT 14:02 2ND PERIOD CALLED BY LANGSETH
