Buckeyes Fall to RPI in Season Opener, 3-0

Friday, October 9

Troy, N.Y.

7 p.m.

Ohio State

0-1-0

RPI

1-0-0

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

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

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Buckeyes Fall to RPI in Season Opener, 3-0

10/9/2026 10:18:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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Teams will close series Saturday

COLUMBUS, Ohio – In its first game of the 2026-27 campaign, the Ohio State men's hockey team dropped a road game at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 3-0, Friday in Houston Field House in Troy, N.Y. The Engineers scored once in each period, with the last goal an empty netter, for the nonconference win.

The teams will close the series at 7 p.m. Saturday in Troy, N.Y. ESPN+ will broadcast the game.

RPI 3, Ohio State 0

An Engineers' goal at 15:03 was the only goal of the first period. Ohio State killed the lone power play chance in the stanza.
Ohio State opened the second on the power play, and had a five-minute major chance later in the period, but was unable to convert with the man advantage.
RPI doubled its lead at 17:50 of the second.
The Buckeyes were unable to get on the board in the third, despite two power play chances and skating with the net empty for the final 2:23. RPI scored into the empty net at 19:46 for the 3-0 final.
Ohio State had the shot advantage, 36-20, in the game, including 14-6 in the first period, 12-10 in the second and 10-4 in the third.
The Engineers blocked 17 Ohio State attempts and the Buckeyes had five shot blocks.
Felix Caron, Erik Påhlsson, Jake Karabela and Ryan Rucinski led the Buckeyes with four shots on goal each.
The Buckeyes ended the game 0-for-4 on the power play and RPI was 0-for-1.

Buckeye This and That

Ohio State was shut out for the first time since Dec. 1, 2023.
Freshmen Ryan Rucinski, Benjamin Wilmott, Evan Jardine, Will Tomko and Frankie Marrelli all made their collegiate debuts and transfers Erik Påhlsson and Sascha Boumedienne skated in their first games in for the Scarlet and Gray.
Ohio State debuted its new black uniforms.
Senior Sam Deckhut skated in career game 100.