Buckeyes Suffer 3-2 Overtime Loss at Arizona State

Friday, November 28

Tempe, Ariz.

5 p.m. ET

Ohio State

5-8-0

Arizona State

6-8-1

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Ohio St.

Arizona St.

Buckeyes Suffer 3-2 Overtime Loss at Arizona State

11/28/2025 7:51:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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Burnside tallies both Ohio State goals

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's hockey lost in overtime at Arizona State, 3-2, Friday afternoon in Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz.

The Buckeyes (5-8, 1-5 B1G) and Sun Devils (6-8-1, 3-4-1 NCHC) will end the weekend series at 7 p.m. ET Saturday in Tempe. The game will be streamed through NCHC.tv.

The Short Story
The Buckeyes' Davis Burnside opened the scoring in the first and the Sun Devils tied the game with a power play goal. Burnside's second of the game was the only tally of the second period. In the third, ASU tied the game with less than eight minutes remaining and the Sun Devils converted a two-man breakaway in overtime for the win.

Ohio State was outshot, 33-32. The Buckeyes were 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill. The loss was the Buckeyes' third in overtime this season and they have six one-goal defeats.

How it Happened

Buckeye captain Davis Burnside, who calls Arizona home, picked off a clearing attempt by the ASU goalie along the right boards, came around the high slot and scored from the left faceoff circle five minutes into the game for a 1-0 Buckeye lead.
Arizona State converted its first power play chance to tie the game at 14:19 on a Cullen Potter goal.
The teams combined for 22 shots in the first, with Ohio State ahead, 12-10.
A second Burnside unassisted goal put Ohio State in the lead at 12:21 of the second. He got to a loose puck and scored from the faceoff circle.
ASU had the edge in shots, 10-9, in the second, and Ohio State killed two Sun Devil power play chances.
The Sun Devils' Noah Powell tied the game at 12:57 of the third.
Each team had 10 shots on net in the third stanza. The Buckeyes had two power play chances in the third, and the penalty kill was 1-for-1 in the stanza.
In overtime, ASU scored on its third shot, converting a two-man breakaway at 1:13, with Cruz Lucius finishing the play. Ohio State put one shot on net in the overtime.
Shots ended with the Sun Devils ahead, 33-32. Buckeye goalie Kristoffer Eberly and ASU's Connor Hasley each had 30 saves while playing 61:13.
The Buckeyes blocked 16 shot attempts, with Burnside first with four. ASU has 12 shot blocks.
In the game, the Buckeyes were scoreless on two power play chances and the Sun Devils were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Buckeye This and That

Burnside now shares the team lead with five goals on the year and is tied for third with nine points.
Burnside now has six career two-goal games and it was his first since Nov. 2, 2024 vs. Lake Superior State. He has 89 points in his Ohio State career (42g, 47a).
The Buckeyes are 45-for-55 (.818) on the penalty kill this season and 9-for-45 (.200) on the power play.
The Buckeyes have dropped their last four games, with two of the losses in overtime. On the year, the squad has six one-goal losses, including three in OT.