COLUMBUS, Ohio – With four goals in the third period, including three in less than a minute, the No. 14 Ohio State men’s hockey team skated to a 5-2 win at Bowling Green Friday night in Slater Family Ice Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Ohio State, now 11-7-1 on the year, and Bowling Green (8-11-0) will wrap up the home-and-home nonconference series at 7 p.m. Saturday in Columbus. The Buckeyes will host a Teddy Bear Toss, with fans encouraged to bring a new stuffed animal to throw on the ice after the first period. All stuffed animals collected will be delivered to Ronald McDonald House. Single-game and group tickets and mini plans are all on sale now, with more information on OhioStateBuckeyes.com/tickets. Parking is free for all home games in VCA. The game ends the first part of season for the Buckeyes and Falcons.
The Short Story
The Buckeyes led 1-0 after the first period on a Cam Thiesing power play goal at 14:58. The Falcons tied the game on a tally at 11:26 of the second.
In the third, the teams traded power play scores. Scooter Brickey put Ohio State ahead 2-1 at 4:38, answered by Bowling Green at 7:20. The Buckeyes took control shortly after, with three goals in 54 seconds. Thiesing put the Buckeyes in the lead at 10:12, Joe Dunlap followed with a tally at 10:41 and Davis Burnside finished a two-on-one with Brickey at 11:06.
Ohio State outshot the Falcons, 43-21, in the game, including 20-8 in the third period The Buckeyes were 2-for-6 on the power play, putting 20 shots on net with the man advantage, and 4-for-5 on the penalty kill.
Four Buckeyes had two points in the win – Thiesing scored twice, Brickey and Burnside each had a goal and an assist and Stephen Halliday had two assists.
Quoting head coach Steve Rohlik
Rohlik to FloHockey.tv postgame
“It’s a tough place to play. They have a really good hockey team. We just kind of stuck with it. It was nice to get those couple goals there in the third.
“Both teams have to get on the bus tonight and head back. It’s the last game before break. We have to empty the tanks.”
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