COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 13/15 Augustana hockey checked another box in its short program history by defeating Ohio State 3-2 in overtime Friday, its first win over a Big Ten opponent.
Leonid Bulgakov delivered the game-winning goal midway through the extra frame to claim the opening series victory.
The Vikings generated the first extended special-teams chance after Jake Karabela was called for interference at 15:44, but Jakub Milota stopped two
Brett Meerman shots and Ohio State killed off the power play. The Vikings continued to put pucks on net through the middle of the period, including saves on
Maxwell Chakrabarti and Samo Meritähti, before Ohio State broke through at 9:39 on Bryce Ingles' even-strength goal from Evan Jardine and Sascha Boumedienne for a 1-0 lead. Ohio State followed with additional pressure, while
Mathis Langevin made saves on Ryan Rucinski, Jardine and Felix Caron and the Vikings blocked several attempts to keep the margin at one through the end of the first period.
Owen Baumgartner brought the Vikings even at 1-1 at 17:16, netting an even-strength goal assisted by
Heath Nelson and
Will Howard. During the following stretch of special teams, the Vikings maintained heavy pressure, including a power play featuring two blocked shots and a post hit from Baumgartner. Later, Langevin successfully turned aside Ohio State's power-play opportunities following a penalty on
Jacob Fletcher.
Hayden Hennen put the Vikings ahead 2-1 at 4:59 off a
Cole Burtch assist, and Ohio State's late attempts from Nathan McBrayer and Ryan Gordon were saved by Langevin before Nelson put the final Vikings shot on goal with 10 seconds left.
The Vikings killed an Ohio State power play in the opening minutes after Meritähti was called for tripping at 19:47, with Langevin making several saves before the penalty expired at 17:47. The Vikings generated chances through Meerman, Baumgartner and Hennen, then worked through power-play time after Ohio State penalties at 7:43 and 6:21, including blocked attempts and a Bulgakov shot saved by Jakub Milota. Ohio State hit the pipe at 4:40 and later converted on the power play after Baumgartner's holding penalty, as Evan Jardine scored at 3:09 off assists from Max Montes and William Smith to tie the game at 2-2, where it stayed through the end of the third period.
The Vikings went on the power play at 3:56 of overtime after Will Tomko was called for slashing, and used their timeout before the faceoff. Bulgakov had a shot blocked by William Smith before
Joey DelGreco and
Hayden Hennen put attempts on goal that Jakub Milota saved. After Jake Karabela missed wide for Ohio State, Bulgakov skated the length of the ice and scored his fifth of the season to claim the historic win.
Game Moments
- Ohio State controlled the faceoff dot, winning 55.2% of total faceoffs on the night.
- Langevin anchored Augustana's defense, stopping 29 of 31 shots to earn the win in net.
- Augustana killed five of six Ohio State power plays, including a heavy third-period surge.
- Augustana capitalized on their final advantage, finishing 1-for-3 on the power play to close out the game in overtime.
Goals
- Ingles opened the scoring at 10:21 of the first period off assists from Jardine and Boumedienne for his first goal of the season.
- Baumgartner scored his first of the year at 2:44 of the second period off feeds from Nelson and Howard.
- Hennen netted his first goal of the season at 15:01 of the second period assisted by Burtch.
- Jardine scored his third goal of the year on the power play at 16:51 of the third period off passes from Montes and Smith.
- Bulgakov sealed the victory with an unassisted power-play goal at 2:11 in overtime for his fifth of the season.
Up Next
Augustana closes out the weekend series on Saturday night in Columbus. Puck drop is slated for 4 p.m. (cst.).
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