Buckeyes Fall in Overtime to No. 13/15 Augustana, 3-2

Friday, October 23

Columbus, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

Ohio State

2-3-0

Augustana

4-0-1

Team	1	2	3	OT 1	F
Augustana (SD)	0	2	0	1	3
Ohio State	1	0	1	0	2

10/23/2026 10:18:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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Ingles and Jardine score for the Buckeyes

COLUMBUS, Ohio – In its home opener, the Ohio State men's hockey team fell in overtime to No. 13/15 Augustana, 3-2, Friday in the Schottenstein Center. The Buckeyes tied the game at two with less than four minutes left on an Evan Jardine power play goal, but the Vikings scored with the man advantage in overtime for the win. Ohio State is 2-3 on the year, with the Vikings 4-0-1.

The Short Story
The Buckeyes led 1-0 after the first period on a Bryce Ingles goal. Augustana tallied the only two goals of the second for a 2-1 advantage. Buckeye freshman Evan Jardine deadlocked the game at 16:51 of the third with a power play tally. In overtime, the Vikings scored at 2:11 on a 4x3 power play for the victory. Ohio State outshot Augustana, 31-22, in the game and was 5-for-6 on the penalty kill, going 1-for-3 on the power play. Jardine led Ohio State with two points on a goal and an assist.

Up Next
The teams will close the series at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Schottenstein Center. There will be an Ohio State squishy giveaway for the first 1,000 fans and a postgame autograph session with the Buckeyes. Ticket Information

Augustana 3, Ohio State 2

At 10:21 of the first period, sophomore defenseman Bryce Ingles opened the scoring. Sascha Boumedienne passed up to Evan Jardine, who found Ingles across the ice. He was able to walk down and beat the goalie from inside the faceoff circle.
In the second, Augusta tallied at 2:44 to tie the game and took the lead at 15:01.
The teams combined for just nine shots in the first, with the Vikings ahead 5-4, and in the second the Buckeyes had the edge, 10-9.
In the third, Jardine tied the game at 16:51. On the power play, Max Montes passed to Jardine at the side of the net. He spun and beat the goalie far side. William Smith also assisted on the goal.
Ohio State controlled play for much of the third and outshot Augustana, 16-5.
The teams went to 3x3 overtime tied at two. At 1:04 the Buckeyes were called for a penalty. On the 4x3 power play, Ohio State had a chance at the Viking net. Leonid Bulgakov picked up the puck and scored on the rush at 2:11 for the win. Augustana had three of the four shots on goal in OT.
The Buckeye penalty kill was 5-for-6 in the game, including 2-for-2 in both the second and third periods. Ohio State was 1-for-3 with the man advantage. Each team had 11 shots on goal on the power play.
For the game, Ohio State outshot Augustana, 31-22. Buckeye freshman goalie Jakub Milota had 19 saves in 62:11. The Buckeyes blocked 10 Viking shot attempts, led by Will Tomko, Smith and Ryan Gordon with two each.
The Buckeyes won 32-for-58 faceoffs (.552). Montes and Jake Karabela each had 10 wins each.

Buckeye This and That

Evan Jardine leads the Buckeyes in goals (3), assists (4) and points (7), with multiple points in each of his last three outings. He is the only Buckeye with multiple goals on the year.
Bryce Ingles' goal was his first of the season.
Transfer Sascha Boumedienne marked his first assist and point as a Buckeye.
Max Montes and William Smith both have a point in three of the last four games.
Ohio State is outshooting its opponents 164-100 on the year, an average of 32.8-20.0.
The Buckeyes have won 57.2 percent of their faceoffs overall.