COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 13-ranked Ohio State men’s hockey overcame an early 2-0 deficit to tie No. 9 Penn State, 2-2, Friday in Value City Arena. Freshman Jaedon Leslie and senior Gordi Myer scored for the Buckeyes, while junior Tommy Nappier had 29 saves in the Buckeye net.
After the teams finished deadlocked after 65 minutes, the game was official for NCAA purposes and went to 3×3 overtime and then a sudden death shootout to decide the extra Big Ten point. The Buckeyes won the shootout, 1-0 in two rounds, for the B1G point. Nappier, who had five saves in 3×3 overtime, had two saves in the shootout, with Sam McCormick notching the winning goal.
The Buckeyes, now 16-9-4 overall and 9-7-3-1 in Big Ten play, and Nittany Lions (17-9-3, 9-7-3-0 B1G) close the regular season series at 5 p.m. Saturday in Columbus. Script Ohio on Ice will be performed during the second intermission and there will be a meet and greet with select Buckeyes (Nos. 19-72) postgame.
