Ohio State
21-9-2, 13-7-2
Minnesota
19-11-0, 14-6-0
No. 8/7 Buckeyes Lose Series Finale to No. 7/8 Gophers
2/12/2022 10:19:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 8/7 Ohio State men's hockey team fell to No. 7/8 Minnesota, 5-1, Saturday in Value City Arena in The Schottenstein Center.
Ohio State is now 21-9-2 on the year and 13-7-2-1-1-1 in Big Ten play. Minnesota improves to 19-11-0 and is 14-6-0-1-2-0 in league games. The Gophers swept the series, with a 3-2 win Friday. It was the first time this season Ohio State did not earn at least three Big Ten points in a series.
The seven Buckeye seniors – Eric Cooley, Grant Gabriele, Quinn Preston, Ryan O'Connell, Will Riedell, Gustaf Westlund and Jake Wise – were recognized pregame.
Up Next
Ohio State will close the regular season at No. 4 Michigan next weekend. The teams will meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, with game one streamed through Big Ten Plus and game two televised by BTN. Ohio State Radio will carry both contests.
Postgame thoughts from Coach Rohlik and Gustaf Westlund. pic.twitter.com/jzDchffIv0
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) February 13, 2022
Quoting head coach Steve Rohlik
"You go into it and have seven seniors that are playing tonight and you want everything for them and everything for the team. Obviously the script went sideways right from the start. They scored in the first minute. We just weren't ourselves. I give them credit, they're a good hockey team with a lot of skill. For the first time this year we just didn't look like ourselves."
The Short Story
The Gophers scored just 45 seconds into the game. Buckeye Tate Singleton tied the game with an unassisted goal at 15:10, but Minnesota scored twice in the final 1:29 of the period – 43 seconds apart – for a 3-1 lead after the first 20 minutes. Minnesota extended the lead to 4-1 3:54 into the second period and added the final goal at 9:48 of the third.
The Buckeyes were outshot, 50-30. Jakub Dobeš made 40 saves for the Buckeyes, his sixth game with 40-plus stops this season.
Minnesota was 1-for-3 on the power play, with the Buckeyes 0-for-4.
Stay for the celly. @Tatesingleton1 gets @OhioStateMHKY on the board. pic.twitter.com/4vSFOSFoxd
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) February 12, 2022
Things you love to see. @JoeDunlap21 shares a fun moment with a fan before the game.
CC: @OhioStateMHKY pic.twitter.com/9BdYxayaJv
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) February 13, 2022
