Ohio State
17-11-2, 10-9-1
Notre Dame
14-14-4, 9-10-3
No. 7 Buckeyes Skate to 2-2 Tie at Notre Dame
2/11/2023 10:37:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 7 Ohio State men's hockey team tied Notre Dame, 2-2, Saturday in a Big Ten game in Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Ind. The Buckeyes led 1-0 after the first period and 2-0 early in second but the Irish tied the game with two goals in less than four minutes later in the stanza. Neither team was able to score the rest of the way. Ohio State ended the game ahead in shots, 52-23, including 43-17 after the first period.
Notre Dame won the shootout, 3-2 in nine rounds, for the extra point in the Big Ten standings. Ohio State is now 17-11-2 on the year and 10-9-1-0-0-1 in the Big Ten. The Irish are 14-14-4 and have a 9-10-3-1-0-2 league record.
Next Up
Ohio State will host No. 5 Michigan at 7 p.m. Thursday in the final regular season home game, with Senior Night ceremonies pregame to recognize the 13 members of the Class of 2023. The Buckeyes and Wolverines will then take the series outside for the 'Faceoff on the Lake' at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Single-game and group tickets are available for the game vs. the Wolverines, with more information on OhioStateBuckeyes.com/tickets. Parking is free for all home games in VCA.
Quoting head coach Steve Rohlik
"We worked hard and I felt like we deserved a better fate. That's the way it goes sometimes. Notre Dame's goalie played well. Unfortunately, they got the extra point in the standings."
How it Happened
- The lone goal of the first period came from Mason Lohrei on the power play at 13:49. A shot by Travis Treloar was saved and went to Michael Gildon, who passed across the crease to a wide open Lohrei for his second goal of the year.
- Shots were 9-6 in favor of Ohio State in the opening period.
- In the second, senior Dalton Messina's first career goal put Ohio State up 2-0. Tate Singleton kept the puck in and it ended up on the stick of Scooter Brickey. He found Messina in the faceoff circle and his shot snuck through at 3:08.
- Jack Adams put the Irish on the board at 6:53 and a Nick Lievermann power play goal at 10:47 from inside the faceoff circle deadlocked the game.
- Ohio State had the edge in shots in the second, 18-8, and in the third, 20-6.
- With neither team able to find the back of the net again, the game went to a five-minute 3×3 overtime. Ohio State put five shots on goal in OT, Notre Dame three, but both goalies held strong.
- For NCAA purposes, the game finished as a tie. A shootout was held for an extra point in the Big Ten standings.
- The shootout went nine rounds, won by the Irish, 3-2. Notre Dame shot first and opened with a goal. The next four shooters were unable to score and Jake Wise extended the shootout with a goal in the third round. Both teams scored in round four, with Davis Burnside answering for the Buckeyes. The next four rounds saw no goals before Notre Dame opened the ninth with a goal and the Irish goalie made a save to close it out.
- The Buckeyes matched their season high with 52 shots on goal, holding the Irish to 23.
- Ohio State was 1-for-4 on the power play in the game, with penalty kill 4-for-5.
Buckeye This and That
- Messina's goal was his first in the Scarlet and Gray and came in his 39th game.
- Treloar and Brickey both recorded their 10th assist of the season.
- The Buckeyes are among the NCAA leaders on the penalty kill, stopping 105-of-118 (.890) opponent chances.
- Ohio State is 27-for-123 (.214) with the man advantage.
- The Buckeyes are also among the top in the NCAA in shots on goal, putting 36.4 on net per night.
GOAL! Lohrei scores from right in front on the power play for a 1-0 Buckeye lead.
Assists to Gildon and Treloar.#GoBucks @Mason_lohrei20 @travistre19 pic.twitter.com/ZSNlDHQSwx
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) February 11, 2023
GOAL! Dalton Messina with his first career goal for a 2-0 Buckeye lead.
Assists to Brickey and Singleton.
16:52 left in the second. #GoBucks @DMessina14 @Tatesingleton1 pic.twitter.com/8oORhjYfMA
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) February 12, 2023
Buckeyes and Irish deadlocked at two after 40 minutes.
Another look at Dalton Messina's second-period tally. #GoBucks @DMessina14 pic.twitter.com/nuLTo3rny2
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) February 12, 2023
Shootout goals by @burnside_davis and @wisey871 tonight. pic.twitter.com/CueE26EsUu
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) February 12, 2023
