Buckeyes Post 3-2 Win at RPI

Saturday, October 10

Troy, N.Y.

7 p.m.

Ohio State

1-1-0

RPI

1-1-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Ohio St.	1	0	2	3
Rensselaer	0	2	0	2

Ohio State Men's Hockey at RPI - Oct. 9, 2026

Photo by: Ohio State Athletics

Buckeyes Post 3-2 Win at RPI

10/10/2026 10:02:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Karabela, Deckhut and Montes tally for Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With third-period goals from seniors Sam Deckhut and Max Montes, the Ohio State men's hockey team came back to defeat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 3-2, Saturday in Houston Field House in Troy, N.Y.

Ohio State led 1-0 after the first period on a Jake Karabela goal, but RPI scored twice in the second for a 2-1 lead. The Buckeyes (1-1-0) shut out the Engineers (1-1-0) for the final 29:55, including holding RPI scoreless on a late five-minute power play, to secure the victory. The Buckeyes outshot the Engineers 33-18 in the game.

Up Next
The Buckeyes will head back on the road for two games at Sacred Heart next weekend. The teams will meet at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Fairfield, Conn. FloHockey will stream the contests.

The home late begins for the Buckeyes Oct. 23-24 against Augustana, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. and 5 p.m. Ticket Information

Ohio State 3, RPI 2

Buckeye sophomore Jake Karabela opened the scoring 1:51 into the game, putting in a rebound, assisted by William Smith and Benjamin Wilmott.
An RPI goal 2:12 into the second on the power play tied the game at one.
The Engineers took the lead, 2-1, at 10:05 of the middle stanza.
Ohio State shut out RPI the rest of the way and tallied twice in the third for the victory.
Sam Deckhut scored from the faceoff circle at 2:36 to deadlock the game at two. Chris Able and Nathan Lewis had the helpers on the tally.
At 11:30 Max Montes put Ohio State in the lead, finishing a play with Ryan Rucinski.
The Buckeye penalty kill held RPI scoreless on two power play chances in the third, including on a five-minute advantage that started with less than nine minutes remaining in regulation.
For the game, Ohio State was 3-for-4 on the penalty kill. The power play was scoreless on two chances, one in the second period and the second starting with just 17 seconds remaining in the game.
The Buckeyes outshot the Engineers, 33-17, in the contest. The advantage was 17-6 in the first period and 10-4 in the third, with RPI ahead 7-6 in the second.
Ohio State blocked 15 RPI shot attempts. Sam McGinley led the Buckeyes with five.
Karabela won 13 faceoffs, with Montes and Ryan Gordon each posting 11 faceoff wins. Ohio State was 40-29 at the faceoff circle as a team.

Buckeye This and That

Rookies Benjamin Wilmott and Ryan Rucinski both had an assist for their first collegiate point.
Jake Karabela and Max Montes, who tied for the Buckeye lead with 15 goals each last season, tallied vs. the Engineers.
Sam McGinley's five shot blocks were a career best.