No. 13/12 Buckeyes Drop Game Two at No. 4/3t Michigan State, 4-1
11/9/2024 9:33:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Carfagna tallies for Ohio State, Terness stops 36 shots
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 13/12 Ohio State men's hockey team lost the weekend series finale at No. 4/3t Michigan State, 4-1, Saturday in Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Mich. The Spartans swept the series, with a 4-2 win Friday, and are now 7-1-0 on the year (2-0-0 0-0-0 B1G) and the Buckeyes are 7-2-1 (2-2-0 1-0-0 B1G).
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The Buckeyes opened the scoring with a power play goal in the second period but two Spartan goals in a 68-second span late in the stanza gave Michigan State a lead it would not relinquish. The Spartans scored at 12:20 of the third for a 3-1 advangae and added an empty net goal for the 4-1 final. Blueliner Damien Carfagna tallied for the Buckeyes and also had a team-best five shot blocks. Goalie Logan Terness made 36 saves in the Buckeye net.
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Quoting head coach Steve Rohlik
"We got off to the start we wanted and were able to take the lead, but we couldn't sustain it through a full 60 minutes. We just weren't good enough at the end of the day to get the win."
How it Happened
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The Buckeyes opened the scoring with a power play goal in the second period but two Spartan goals in a 68-second span late in the stanza gave Michigan State a lead it would not relinquish. The Spartans scored at 12:20 of the third for a 3-1 advangae and added an empty net goal for the 4-1 final. Blueliner Damien Carfagna tallied for the Buckeyes and also had a team-best five shot blocks. Goalie Logan Terness made 36 saves in the Buckeye net.
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Quoting head coach Steve Rohlik
"We got off to the start we wanted and were able to take the lead, but we couldn't sustain it through a full 60 minutes. We just weren't good enough at the end of the day to get the win."
How it Happened
- There were 25 shots – 13 by the Buckeyes and 12 by the Spartans – but no goals in the first period.
- In the second, Buckeye defenseman Damien Carfagna opened the scoring with a power play goal, as his shot went off the back wall, off the MSU goalie and in at 3:32. Brent Johnson and Patrick Guzzo assisted on the tally, Carfagna's fourth goal of the season.
- Carfagna shares the Buckeye scoring lead with 10 points this season, with four goals and six assists. Johnson has a point in five of the last six games and a 1-4-5 line on the year. Guzzo had a goal in game one and assist in game two in his first series since missing four games with injury.
- Two Michigan State goals in a 1:08 span tied the game and then gave the Spartans the lead. Gavin O'Connell tallied at 14:09 from in close and Shane Vansaghi redirected a shot at 15:17.
- Shots were 14-10 in favor of the Spartans in the second.
- At 12:20 of the third Isaac Howard gave the Spartans a 3-1 edge and at 16:37, with the Buckeyes skating with the extra attacker, Daniel Russell scored into the empty net for a 4-1 advantage.
- The Spartans had 14 of the 21 shots on goal in the third.
- For the game, the Buckeyes were outshot, 40-30. Buckeye goalie Logan Terness made 36 saves in 59:51 and MSU's Trey Augustine had 29 stops in all 60 minutes.
- Ohio State had 16 shot blocks, with Carfagna recording a team-best five.
- The Buckeyes were 1-for-3 on the power play and stopped the Spartans on their one power play chance. Ohio State faced one power play chance in each game this weekend.
- The series started a stretch of three straight on the road for the Buckeyes.
- After playing two games at Lindenwood next weekend, Ohio State will have an open weekend before heading to Princeton Thanksgiving weekend for two games.
- The Buckeyes and Lindenwood Lions will meet at 8:10 p.m. ET Friday and at 3:10 p.m. ET Saturday in Maryland Heights, Mo. Puck drop at Princeton will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 29 and 4 p.m. Nov. 30.
- The first half ends with home series vs. Penn State (Dec. 5-6) and Notre Dame (Dec. 13-14) in Value City Arena.
- Single game, miniplan and group tickets are all available now. Ticket information and purchasing options are online HERE. Fans can also contact the Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select Option 2, then Option 2) or Athletic.tix@osu.edu. Customer service representatives are available via phone Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Parking is free for all men's hockey home games.
Team Stats
OSU
MSU
Shots
30
40
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
2
4
Penalty Mins
4
8
Faceoffs Won
30
37
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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