Buckeyes Skate to 2-2 Overtime Tie vs. the Falcons

Friday, January 2

Columbus, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

Ohio State

6-10-1

Bowling Green

8-5-4

OT 1

OT 2

Bowling Green

Ohio State

Men's Hockey vs Bowling Green, Jan. 2, 2026

Photo by: Ohio State Athletics

Buckeyes Skate to 2-2 Overtime Tie vs. the Falcons

1/2/2026 10:40:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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Teams will close series Saturday in Bowling Green

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's hockey team returned to action Friday, skating to a 2-2 overtime tie against Bowling Green in the Schottenstein Center.

The Buckeyes (6-10-1) and Falcons (8-5-4) will close the weekend series at 6:07 p.m. Saturday in Bowling Green, Ohio. The game will be streamed by Midco Sports Plus.

The Short Story
The Buckeyes led 1-0 after the first period on a Jake Dunlap goal and 2-0 through the second after a Riley Thompson power play tally. Bowling Green scored at 4:41 and 8:53 of the third to tie the game and neither team scored the rest of the way. In an exhibition shootout, Ohio State won, 1-0, in six rounds with James Hong tallying the only goal.

The Buckeyes were outshot, 34-31, and were 1-for-4 on the power play, going 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.

How it Happened

With four minutes left in the first period, Jake Dunlap gave the Buckeyes a 1-0 lead. Ryan Gordon won a defensive zone faceoff forward and Dunlap raced to the puck, setting up a 2-on-1 and he scored from the left wing.
Shots were 11-7 in favor of Ohio State in the opening period and the Buckeyes were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill, not allowing a shot during the BG chances. Ohio State ended the period on a 5x3 power play, with 1:33 of the two-man advantage carrying into the second.
In the second, Riley Thompson scored on a rebound of a Jake Karabela attempt with the Buckeyes on the power play. Davis Burnside had the second assist on the goal, which came at 7:16.
The teams combined for 24 shots in the second, with the Falcons ahead, 14-10.
In the third, Bowling Green tallied at 4:41 to get on the board and then tied the game at 8:53.
The Falcons had the edge in shots in the third, 12-9. Ohio State had a power play chance that carried over into the overtime.
Each team put one shot on net in the extra five minutes, but neither was able to score, with the game ending in a 2-2 tie.
An exhibition shootout followed. The only goal came to close out round six, with James Hong tallying for the Buckeyes. Buckeye goalie Kristoffer Eberly had five saves in the shootout, with the other BG shot wide.
For the game, Bowling Green led in shots, 34-31. Eberly played 64:36 for Ohio State, making 32 saves.
Ohio State converted 1-of-4 power play chances and the penalty kill was 2-for-2. Ohio State had nine shot blocks, led by Bryce Ingles and Broten Sabo with two each. BG blocked 14 shots.
The Buckeyes won 43-of-67 (.642) faceoffs in the game. Thompson was 16-4, with Max Montes 10-5, to pace Ohio State.

Buckeye This and That

The Buckeyes are 1-4-1 in overtime this year. Five of the team's last eight games have gone to overtime.
Karabela leads the Buckeyes with 12 assists and 15 points.
Gordon is second on the team with 10 assists this season.
The Buckeyes are 13-for-54 (.241) on the power play this season.
Dunlap has a career-high four goals on the year.
Thompson is second on the squad with three power play goals and has five total this season.
Burnside is tied for third on the squad with 12 points (6g, 6a).