Ohio State
4-1-1
UConn
5-0-1
No. 11 Buckeyes Fall on the Road to No. 17 UConn
10/15/2022 6:57:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In game two of a non-conference series, the No. 11 Ohio State men's hockey team lost to No. 17 UConn, 6-1, Saturday in the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. The teams both entered the weekend 4-0 on the year and skated to a 0-0 tie Friday evening. The loss drops Ohio State to 4-1-1 and the Huskies stay undefeated at 5-0-1.
The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period but UConn scored the only two goals of the second and pushed the lead to 4-1 just 61 seconds into the third. The Huskies added two more before the final whistle for the 6-1 final.
Up Next
The Buckeyes will play their next two series at home, starting with games vs. Bentley at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday in Value City Arena. A series with Minnesota follows, with the teams meeting at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 on BTN and at 5 p.m. Oct. 29 streamed on Big Ten Plus.
Season, single-game and group tickets and mini plans are all on sale now, with more information HERE. Parking is free for all home games in VCA.
Quoting head coach Steve Rohlik
"We didn't play very well. We kind of got away from our game and couldn't get it back. You can't do that against a top team on the road and expect to get results. It's back to work this week."
How it Happened
- The teams combined for just nine shots in the first period – six for Ohio State and three for UConn – and each team scored once in the final 2:49.
- The Huskies' Matthew Wood opened the scoring at 17:11, scoring on a one-timer shortly after Ohio State killed a power play. The goal ended a shutout streak of 163:25 for Buckeye goalie Jakub Dobes vs. UConn.
- With 1:03 left in the first Kamil Sadlocha tied the game with his second goal of the year. Jake Wise won the battle behind the puck and backhanded a pass to Patrick Guzzo at the near post and he found Sadlocha in front.
- Ohio State outshot UConn 15-9 in the second but the Huskies scored the only two goals, coming 1:20 apart. Ty Amonte tallied at 16:18 and Ryan Tverberg scored at 14:58.
- UConn pushed its lead to 4-1 just 1:01 into the third and extended the score to 6-1 with two goals in 1:37 midway through the period. The Huskies had the first eight shots on net in the third and outshot Ohio State in the stanza, 18-10.
- The Buckeyes were outshot in the game, 34-29, the first time this season they did not have the shot advantage. Ohio State is averaging 38.83 shots on goal per outing, allowing 25.0 a game.
- Ohio State was 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play. The Buckeyes are 21-for-22 (.955) on the penalty kill this season.
Kamil Sadlocha tied the game at 1 late in the first.
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