Buckeyes Down No. 1 Spartans, 5-1

Friday, February 27

East Lansing, Mich.

8:30 p.m.

Ohio State

12-18-1, 8-13-0

Michigan State

24-7-0, 15-6-0

Ohio St.

Michigan St.

Buckeyes Down No. 1 Spartans, 5-1

2/27/2026 11:25:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Montes and Karabela both score twice for Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With two goals from both Max Montes and Jake Karabela, the Ohio State men's hockey team skated to a 5-1 win at No. 1 Michigan State Friday in Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Mich. The Buckeyes scored three goals in less than four minutes in the first period and led 4-1 after the second for the victory.

The Buckeyes (12-18-1, 8-13 B1G) and Spartans (24-7, 15-6) will close the weekend and regular season series at 8 p.m. Saturday in East Lansing, with the game on BTN and Ohio State Radio.

The Short Story
In a 3:29 span, Buckeyes Bryce Ingles, Jake Karabela (on the power play) and Max Montes put the Buckeyes up 3-0 at the 15:26 mark of the first period. Montes added his second of the game on the power play at 11:52 of the second. The Spartans got on the board at 16:22 for a 4-1 game through 40 minutes. A Karabela goal early in the third was the final score of the game. Ohio State outshot Michigan State, 39-23, with Kristoffer Eberly making 22 saves. Ohio State was 2-for-8 on the power play, with four of the chances late in regulation, and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.

Montes added an assist for a three-point night and Ingles, who also blocked three shots, had his first career multi-point outing with a goal and an assist. The win was the Buckeyes' first over a No. 1-ranked team since Oct. 28, 2022 vs. Minnesota.

How it Happened

Three goals in less than four minutes gave Ohio State a 3-0 lead at 15:26 of the first period.
Freshman defenseman Bryce Ingles opened the scoring with his first career goal. With the teams 4x4, Max Montes won a faceoff in the Spartan zone and Ingles' shot from up high got through at 11:57.
Late in a power play, Jake Karabela scored from right in front, assisted by Davis Burnside and Riley Thompson, at 13:51.
Montes notched a goal of his own at 15:26, putting in the rebound of an Ethan Straky shot, with Jake Rozzi also assisting.
Michigan State had the first three shots in the period, but Ohio State ended ahead, 13-7.
Montes notched the only goal of the second, taking a pass from Ryan Gordon and putting a shot far side at 11:52. Ingles also had a helper on the tally.
The teams combined for 23 shots in the second, with Ohio State ahead,12-11.
At 2:43 of the third, Karabela tipped a shot from the point from Nathan McBrayer for a 5-1 Ohio State advantage.
Ohio State outshot Michigan State, 14-5, in the third and ended the game ahead 39-23. Buckeye goalie Kristoffer Eberly had 22 saves in 59:41. Spartan goalie Trey Augustine made 34 saves in all 60 minutes.
The Buckeyes blocked 14 shots, led by Thompson and Ingles with three each.
Ohio State was 2-for-8 on the power play, with four of the chances in the final four minutes of regulation. The Buckeyes were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.

Buckeye This and That

Montes had his fifth career multiple-goal game and his second of the year (Dec. 4, 2025 vs. Minnesota). It was his second career three-point night, with his first vs. Michigan Jan. 30. He has a team-high 14 goals this season, matching the career high he set last season.
Karabela marked his first collegiate multiple-goal game. He has seven multiple-point outings and leads the Buckeyes with 27 points, sharing the assist lead with 16.
Ingles' goal was his first as a Buckeye and it was his first multi-point game.
The game was the 100th career outing for Gordon.
Nine Buckeyes had at least one point in the game.