No. 15 Buckeyes Prevail in OT vs. Notre Dame, 2-1

Friday, December 13

Columbus, Ohio

7 pm

Ohio State

12-4-1, 5-2-0

Notre Dame

6-11-0, 1-8-0

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Notre Dame

Ohio State

No. 15 Buckeyes Prevail in OT vs. Notre Dame, 2-1

12/13/2024 10:39:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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Ohio State scores last two goals to improve to 12-4-1 on the year

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With the game's final two goals, the No. 15 Ohio State men's hockey defeated Notre Dame, 2-1 in overtime, in game one of a Big Ten series between the teams Friday in Value City Arena. Notre Dame scored the only goal of the first two periods. A power play tally from Buckeye Davis Burnside tied the game nearly midway through the third and Brent Johnson notched the overtime winner.

The Buckeyes improve to 12-4-1 on the year, with a 5-2-0 2-0-0 Big Ten ledger. The Irish are now 6-11-0 and 1-8-0 1-2-0 B1G. The teams will wrap up the series, and the 2024 slate, at 7 p.m. Saturday in Columbus.

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How it Happened

The lone goal of the first came at 16:40, when Danny Nelson scored for the Irish.
Ohio State had the edge in shots, 11-8, and the Irish had the only power play chance, when they put three shots on net, in the opening period.
Neither team scored in the second, with the Buckeyes outshooting Notre Dame, 18-5. Each team had one power play chance.
The Buckeyes took advantage of a power play in the third, when Davis Burnside put in the rebound of a Gunnarwolfe Fontaine shot from right in front. Aiden Hansen-Bukata had the second assist on the tally, which came at 8:20.
Ohio State again outshot Notre Dame, 13-5, in the third stanza.
In overtime, the Irish had a shot saved and another hit the post – their fourth post of the night – before the Buckeyes clinched the win.
On the winner, Damen Carfagna sent Fontaine into the zone and he found Brent Johnson, who came around the faceoff circle and scored at 1:53.
For the game, Ohio State outshot Notre Dame, 43-19.
Buckeye goalie Kristoffer Eberly made 18 saves in 61:53, while Nicholas Kempf had 41 stops for the Irish.
The Buckeyes blocked 17 Notre Dame shot attempts. Johnson and Carfagna led Ohio State with three each. The Irish had 18 shot blocks in the game.
The Buckeyes were 1-for-2 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.

How it Happened

The lone goal of the first came at 16:40, when Danny Nelson scored for the Irish.
Ohio State had the edge in shots, 11-8, and the Irish had the only power play chance, when they put three shots on net, in the opening period.
Neither team scored in the second, with the Buckeyes outshooting Notre Dame, 18-5. Each team had one power play chance.
The Buckeyes took advantage of a power play in the third, when Davis Burnside put in the rebound of a Gunnarwolfe Fontaine shot from right in front. Aiden Hansen-Bukata had the second assist on the tally, which came at 8:20.
Ohio State again outshot Notre Dame, 13-5, in the third stanza.
In overtime, the Irish had a shot saved and another hit the post – their fourth post of the night – before the Buckeyes clinched the win.
On the winner, Damen Carfagna sent Fontaine into the zone and he found Brent Johnson, who came around the faceoff circle and scored at 1:53.
For the game, Ohio State outshot Notre Dame, 43-19.
Buckeye goalie Kristoffer Eberly made 18 saves in 61:53, while Nicholas Kempf had 41 stops for the Irish.
The Buckeyes blocked 17 Notre Dame shot attempts. Johnson and Carfagna led Ohio State with three each. The Irish had 18 shot blocks in the game.
The Buckeyes were 1-for-2 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.

Noting the Buckeyes

Eberly has a 1.39 goals-against average and .941 save percentage, with an 8-1-0 record.
With both first assists, Fontaine had his 15th collegiate two-assist game and his second as a Buckeye. He is first on the team with 17 points on the year. He is on a three-game point streak (2g, 3a, 5p).
Hansen-Bukata leads the Buckeyes with 15 assists and is tied for second with 16 points. He has five assists in his last three games combined.
Burnside (7g, 8a) and Carfagna (5g, 10a) are tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 15 points each. Carfagna is on a five-game point streak and Burnside has points in three straight games.
Johnson's goal was his second of the year and first since Oct. 25.
The Buckeyes have a power play goal in each of the last four games.
Ohio State is outshooting opponents 32.0-25.47 this year.

After the 2-1 win, OT goal scorer Brent Johnson and Coach Rohlik spoke about the win.#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/rvgEojWFCL
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