Well. 14 Buckeyes won 5-2 at Bowling Green – Ohio State Buckeyes

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio Four goals in the third period, including three in less than a minute, led the 14th-ranked Ohio State men’s hockey team to a 5-2 win over Bowling Green on Friday night at the Slater Family Ice Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Ohio State, now 11-7-1 on the year, and Bowling Green (8-11-0) will conclude the home-and-home nonconference series at 7 p.m. Saturday in Columbus. The Buckeyes will host the Teddy Bear Toss, and fans are encouraged to bring a new stuffed animal to throw onto the ice after the first period. All stuffed animals collected will be delivered to the Ronald McDonald House. Single game and group tickets and mini-packages are on sale now, and more information can be found at OhioStateBuckeyes.com/tickets. Parking is free for all VCA home games. The game concludes the first part of the season for the Buckeyes and Falcons.

A short story

The Buckeyes led 1-0 after the first period on Cam Thiesing’s power play goal at 14:58. The Falcons tied the game at 11:26 in the second period.

In the third set, the teams exchanged power play points. Scooter Brickey gave Ohio State a 2-1 lead at 4:38, and Bowling Green responded at 7:20. The Buckeyes took control soon after with three goals in 54 seconds. Thiesing put the Buckeyes ahead at 10:12, Joe Dunlap followed with a score at 10:41 and Davis Burnside completed the two on Brickey at 11:06.

Ohio State outscored the Falcons 43-21 in the game, including a 20-8 third quarter. The Buckeyes were 2-for-6 on the power play, had 20 shots on net on the man advantage and were 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.

To quote head coach Steve Rohlik

Rohlik to FloHockey.tv after the game

It’s a tough place to play. They have a really good hockey team. We just stuck with it. It was great to get those couple of goals there in the third period.

Both teams have to get on the bus tonight and come back. Last game before the break. We have to empty the tanks.