![]() ![]() Thirty-four seconds later, the Buckeyes banged home a cross-crease pass to set off the fireworks and take a 2-0 lead with 2:49 left. Once play resumed, Ohio State's fifth power play began with 3:23 left in the second stanza when a Michigan forward was sent off for cross-checking. The Buckeyes had also expanded their lead in faceoffs to 33-10, but each squad was a paltry 0-for-4 on the power play. With 24:59 left to play in regulation, Ohio State held a 1-0 lead as well as a 23-14 advantage in shots on goal. The officials decided to send the teams to their dressing rooms for an earlier-than-anticipated intermission. With an Ohio State power-play chance about to start after the regularly-scheduled media timeout in the middle of the second period, an extended pause took place while the ice crew addressed a number of issues with the sheet in the Michigan zone.Īfter the OSU power play was dismissed and teams returned to 5x5 play, the Buckeyes opened the scoring at even-strength with 5:39 left in the second period to make it 1-0.įollowing a hit between the benches with 4:59 left in the second period, another piece of ice was damaged along the dasher and in need of attention from the ice crew. Trading chances once again, Gavin Brindley was whistled at 10:50 for slashing to give OSU (18-11-3, 11-9-2 Big Ten) their fourth man-advantage. The fourth power play for Michigan came and went early in the second period. ![]() OSU led in shots on goal, 14-7, as well as in the faceoff dot, 18-7. Just over halfway through the advantage, Portillo was called for tripping with 2:13 left to even play at four-on-four for 1:04.Īfter one period, the game remained scoreless and each team was 0-for-3 on the power play. U-M challenged for a major penalty on the play, but an official review determined a minor penalty was sufficient. Michigan embarked on its third power play of the game with 3:17 left in the opening frame. Once again, the power-play unit failed to convert as the Wolverines dropped to 0-for-2.Įvening things up in short order, U-M took a pair of penalties in succession but was able to kill both to drop the Buckeyes to 0-for-2 on the man-advantage. The attempt failed, but U-M returned to the man-advantage at 8:37. Junior goaltender Erik Portillostarted between the pipes for U-M, and the Swede made 30 saves on 34 shots faced while shouldering the loss.Įarly in the first period, Michigan (20-10-2, 12-9-1 Big Ten) received the game's first power play when OSU took a penalty for cross-checking at 3:39. Michigan led OSU 20-7 in third period shots but failed to notch a pair of late goals before time expired. 18) in front of 45,523 people at the "Faceoff on the Lake," an outdoor game at FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the NFL's Cleveland Browns. 10 Ohio State in a 4-2 decision on Saturday (Feb. » In dropping U-M's ninth all-time outdoor game, the program's record falls to 4-4-1 outside.ĬLEVELAND, Ohio - A fierce push late in the game wasn't enough for the fourth-ranked University of Michigan ice hockey team as the Wolverines fell to No. » Gavin Brindley scored his ninth goal of year and got Michigan on the board late in the second period. » Adam Fantilli extended his point streak to 11 games with an assist for his 49th point of the season. ![]()
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