Men's hockey: Ohio State blows lead, ties Bowling Green again
Cal Heeter of the second-ranked Ohio State men’s hockey team was headed for his third shutout of the season yesterday in a game at Bowling Green.
But the Falcons capitalized on a Buckeyes penalty with less than two minutes left in regulation and scored the tying goal with 56 seconds remaining. The score remained 1-1 after overtime, and the Falcons won the shootout 2-1.
The tie follows a 2-2 tie Saturday against Bowling Green, which also won the shootout. It marked the first time OSU tied both games of a series since March 2003 against Michigan. Still, the Buckeyes (14-4-3, 10-3-3-1) maintained a healthy lead in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association by seven points over Notre Dame and Western Michigan.
Chris Crane gave OSU a 1-0 lead at 11:31 of the second period. But Camden Wojtala tied the score for Bowling Green (6-13-5, 1-11-4-3), which had pulled its goalie and was on a power play after Corey Schneider was called for interference with 1:18 left.
Ohio State opens a two-game series against Michigan at 7:35 p.m. on Friday in Value City Arena. The second game is at 5:05 p.m. Sunday in the Frozen Diamond Faceoff at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
