Buckeyes Drop Game Two vs. Notre Dame

Saturday, January 13

7:15 PM

Ohio State

9-9-4, 1-9-2

University of Notre Dame

11-11-2, 5-7-2

Notre Dame

Ohio State

Photo by: Ohio State Athletics

Photo by: Ohio State Athletics

Buckeyes Drop Game Two vs. Notre Dame

1/13/2024 11:11:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's hockey team ended its weekend Big Ten series with Notre Dame with a split after falling to the Irish, 5-2, Saturday in Value City Arena. Notre Dame scored the game's first two goals but Ohio State tied the game with two late tallies in the first. The Irish found the back of the net twice in less than three minutes in the second and carried a 4-2 lead into intermission. Notre Dame had the only goal of the third for the 5-2 final.

The Buckeyes (9-9-4, 1-9-2 0-0-2 B1G) captured game one vs. the Irish (11-10-2, 5-7-2 B1G), 3-2.

The Schedule Ahead
The Buckeyes will be on the road the next two weeks, with a series at Minnesota Friday and Saturday and two games at Penn State Jan. 26-27. The next home series is Feb. 2-3, when the Buckeyes will host Michigan. Puck drop vs. the Wolverines is slated for 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively. Tickets for the series vs. the Wolverines, and all home games, can be purchased online HERE.

The Short Story
Notre Dame scored twice in less than two minutes for a 2-0 lead at the 11:42 mark of the first period. Max Montes finished a 2-on-0 play with Joe Dunlap at 17:07 to put Ohio State on the board and with 50 seconds left in the period Stephen Halliday deadlocked the score, spinning around and scoring from right in front, assisted by Jake Dunlap and Davis Burnside. Each team had 15 shots on goal in the first.

In the second period, the Irish broke the tie at 13:08 and followed with a power play goal at 15:42 for a 4-2 advantage. Notre Dame outshot the Buckeyes in the stanza, 17-8. The only goal of the third came from Notre Dame at 8:16 and the Irish had the shot advantage, 11-9.

For the game, the Buckeyes were outshot, 43-32. Buckeye freshman goalie Kristoffer Eberly had a career-high 38 saves in all 60 minutes. The Buckeyes had 18 shot blocks, led by Scooter Brickey with three.

The Buckeyes had one power play chance and were 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.

Buckeye This and That

The Buckeyes had a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) and four-game winning streak end with the loss. Ohio State dropped the season series to the Irish, 1-3.
Halliday has a team-best 22 points and is first with 15 assists. He is on a five-game point streak (3g, 6a 8p).
Burnside is second on the team with 13 helpers and 17 points and has an assist in each of the last five – and seven of the last eight – games.
Eberly had 23 saves in each of his first three starts before 38 vs. the Irish.
Joe Dunlap has a goal and two assists (a point in each game) in his first three games since returning to the lineup from injury last week.