No. 13/12 Buckeyes Drop Game Two at No. 4/3t Michigan State, 4-1

Saturday, November 9

East Lansing, Mich.

6 pm

Ohio State

7-2-1, 2-2-0

Michigan State

7-1-0, 2-0-0

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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

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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).

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.

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.

Up Next

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.
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