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Hockey | Ohio State 2, Army 1, OT: Carson Meyer scores winning goal in overtime

Staff Writer
Buckeye Xtra
Carson Meyer, from Powell, scored the winning goal in Ohio State’s win over Army on Saturday night. [Adam Cairns/Dispatch file photo]

Senior forward Carson Meyer's goal 1:17 into overtime lifted the Ohio State men's hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Army Saturday night in the consolation game of the Fortress Invitational in Las Vegas.

The sixth-ranked Buckeyes (13-5-2) trailed 1-0 after the first period, but Tanner Laczynski scored shorthanded to tie the score in the second.

Ohio State, 7-1-1 in its past nine games, outshot No. 20 Army (13-7-1) 33-19.