Buckeyes Down No. 4 Badgers, Complete Sweep

Saturday, February 17

Columbus, Ohio

4:30 PM

Ohio State

10-15-4, 2-15-2

University of Wisconsin

22-7-2, 13-5-1

Wisconsin

Ohio State

Buckeyes Down No. 4 Badgers, Complete Sweep

2/17/2024 9:04:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's hockey team downed No. 4 Wisconsin, 3-1, Saturday to wrap up a sweep of the Badgers. The Buckeyes (11-15-4, 3-15-2 B1G) posted a 3-2 overtime win vs. Wisconsin (22-8-2, 13-6-1 B1G) Friday.

Ohio State never trailed in the series finale. Cam Thiesing and Davis Burnside scored in less than a minute late in the first for a 2-0 Ohio State lead. UW drew within one with a power play goal in the second, but the Buckeyes responded less than three minutes later on a Joe Dunlap goal and led 3-1 through two periods. Neither team scored in the third, with Buckeye goalie Kristoffer Eberly making 12 saves. Scooter Brickey had two assists for the second night in a row and Dunlap added an assist for a two-point night.

How it Happened

The Badgers appeared to take a lead less than seven minutes into the game but an Ohio State challenge for offside was successful and the goal was overturned.
Two goals in 48 seconds put the Buckeyes ahead. Cam Thiesing scored on a backhand in front of a loose puck at 16:16, assisted by Joe Dunlap and Scooter Brickey.
Davis Burnside followed with a goal at 17:04. Jake Dunlap passed a puck in the slot to Burnside in the faceoff circle and he one-timed a shot for his fifth goal of the year.
Shots were 9-7 in favor of the Buckeyes in the first 20 minutes and the Badgers had the only power play.
Wisconsin's David Silye made it a one-goal game at 7:59 of the second period with a power play goal.
At 10:15 Joe Dunlap answered, putting in the rebound of a shot by Scooter Brickey.
Each team had one power play chance in the middle stanza and the Buckeyes put 10 shots on net in the period, with Wisconsin getting nine on net.
Joe Dunlap put a second shot in the net less than five minutes into the third. The Badgers challenged for a missed hand pass and the goal was waived off after review.
Wisconsin pulled its goalie for the extra attacker with more than three minutes remaining. Two saves and a shot block helped close out the win.
The Badgers had 12 shots in the third period, with the Buckeyes notching 10.
For the game, the Buckeyes had the edge in shots, 29-28. Kristoffer Eberly played all 60 minutes for Ohio State, with 27 saves.
Led by four blocks from forward Patrick Guzzo, the Buckeyes had 13 shot blocks in the game. Mason Klee and Brent Johnson each had three in the game.
Ohio State had one power play chance in the contest and the Badgers were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Buckeye This and That

Brickey had two assists in each game vs. the Badgers and now has six two-assist games in his career. He is second on the squad with 22 points and fourth with 13 assists.
Burnside had a goal in both games vs. Wisconsin. He has six on the year and is third with 21 points.
Joe Dunlap marked his eighth career multiple-point game with two points on a goal and an assist.
Thiesing is third on the team with eight goals this season.

The Schedule Ahead

The Buckeyes will head to Michigan State for a series next weekend. The teams will meet at 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday. B1G+ will stream both games and they will be on Ohio State Radio.
Ohio State will close the regular season with two games vs. Penn State in Columbus March 1-2. The Buckeye senior class will be recognized before game two vs. the Nittany Lions. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. in game one and 5 p.m. in game two.