No. 16/16t Buckeyes Close Out Sweep with 3-1 Win over NMU

Saturday, October 11

Columbus, Ohio

5 p.m.

Ohio State

2-0-0

Northern Michigan

0-4-0

Northern Michigan

Ohio State

No. 16/16t Buckeyes Close Out Sweep with 3-1 Win over NMU

10/11/2025 8:57:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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Ohio State opens the year with two victories

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 16/16 Ohio State men's hockey is 2-0 on the year after a 3-1 victory against Northern Michigan Saturday to wrap up a sweep. The Buckeyes led 2-0 after the first period and 2-1 through 40 minutes. A late empty net goal sealed the win.

Up Next
Ohio State will hit the road for a series at No. 13 UConn next weekend. The teams will meet at 7 p.m. Friday in Storrs, Conn., and at 4 p.m. Saturday in Hartford. ESPN+ will broadcast the series.

The Buckeyes will then host a four-game homestand, taking on Sacred Heart Oct. 24-25 and No. 4 Penn State Oct. 30-31. Season tickets, Power Play mini plans, group tickets and single game tickets are all available now. Ticket Information

The Short Story
Buckeye Nathan Lewis opened the scoring at 15:48 of the first period and Adam Eisele followed with a goal 2:11 later for a 2-0 Buckeye lead. The only goal of the second came from the Wildcats at 8:05 for a 2-1 game. Ohio State controlled play in the third, outshooting NMU 16-9, and Felix Caron sealed the win with an empty net goal in the final minute. Ohio State outshot Northern Michigan, 48-24.

Thoughts from Coach Rohlik following the 3-1 win over the Wildcats.#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/u9vAfiH2T1
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) October 12, 2025

How it Happened

Ohio State outshot Northern Michigan, 17-8, in the first period and led 2-0 through 20 minutes.
At 15:48 Nathan Lewis knocked in a puck near the net to open the scoring, assisted by Thomas Weis and Riley Thompson
Just 2:11 later Adam Eisele took a pass from Max Montes and skated through the Wildcats before putting a shot bar down and in for a 2-0 advantage.
The Wildcats got on the board at 8:05 of the second and then appeared to tie the game less than three minutes later. Ohio State challenged for goalie interference and the call was overturned after video review.
The teams combined for 22 shots in the second, with Ohio State ahead, 12-10.
In the third, Ohio State put 19 shots on net, limiting the Wildcats to six. The Buckeyes were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill in the stanza, allowing just one shot on goal.
With the Wildcat net empty, Felix Caron tallied from the hash mark deep in the Buckeye zone to help seal the win at 19:06.
Buckeye goalie Kristoffer Eberly played all 60 minutes and had 23 saves. NMU's Oliver Auyeung-Ashton had 45 stops in 58:54.
The Buckeyes blocked 13 Northern Michigan shot attempts, led by Thompson with three, and the Wildcats blocked 21 shots.
The Buckeyes were 0-for-4 on the power play, with three of the four chances in the first, and 15 shots on net with the man advantage.

Buckeye This and That

Felix Caron ended the weekend with a Buckeye-best three goals and five points.
Adam Eisele notched his first goal as a Buckeye in the Saturday win.
Freshman defenseman Bryce Ingles made his collegiate debut Saturday.
The Buckeyes outshot the Wildcats, 90-39, in the series.
The Buckeyes and Wildcats were former conference foes in the CCHA. The series marks the first games between the teams since Jan. 18-19, 2013.