NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame hockey program picked up the extra point in a nine-round shootout Saturday night to cap off senior weekend with a 2-2 tie against No. 7/7 Ohio State.
The officials called the first penalty of the night just 41 seconds into the contest, sending the Buckeyes to the box for a hook. Despite three shots on goal during the Irish powerplay, the home team was unable to find twine and OSU returned to full strength with the score knotted 0-0.
A slew of penalties ensued, with both teams racking up a combined 14 minutes of penalties halfway through the opening period. On the seventh penalty called, an Irish tripping infraction, the stalemate was broken as OSU took the 1-0 lead with 6:11 to play in the first.
With 14 seconds left in the opening frame, a scuffle at the Irish net led to three more penalties for an Irish powerplay to close out the period.
Notre Dame returned from the intermission trailing by one but with 1:46 left on the man-advantage. The team registered a handful of shots on net but could not capitalize and the Buckeyes were able to get back to full strength.
OSU would extend their lead just over three minutes into the second period with a shot from the far circle beat Ryan Bischel glove side.
The Irish cut the Buckeye lead in half with a goal from Jack Adams at 6:53 of the second stanza.
The two teams continued to battle it out midway through the contest inside a sold out Compton Family Ice Arena. OSU was called for a hooking penalty to spur the second period media break as the Irish headed back to the powerplay.
It took the team in green just 39 seconds to capitalize on the man-advantage following the break when Nick Leivermann fired a shot into the open net to make it 2-2 at 9:13 of the second period.
The Irish carried their two goals into the second intermission as they erased the 2-0 deficit halfway through the period to knot things up.
Notre Dame and Ohio State both fought hard in the final period of regulation but the netminders on either end stood their ground to force extra hockey. In the Irish end, Bischel recorded 20 saves in the third period for a total of 47 saves through 60 minutes of action.
The Buckeyes continued to hold the edge in the overtime session but Bischel kept his ground in the Irish end, picking up an additional five saves in the five-minute period to send it to a shootout.
Leivermann went first in the shootout, lighting the lamp to take the early 1-0 lead while…