COLUMBUS, Ohio – Augustana completed the weekend sweep over Ohio State with a 4-3 win Saturday night. Augustana scored all four of its goals in the first period, then held Ohio State to one goal in the second and two in the third.
Ohio State generated the first chances of the opening period, but
Mathis Langevin stopped early shots by Bryce Ingles and Nathan McBrayer before Augustana broke through at 7:10 on
Nace Langus' unassisted goal. After Nathan McBrayer was called for tripping,
Leonid Bulgakov scored on the power play at 10:21 off assists from
Brett Meerman and
Siamion Marshchanok to make it 2-0. The Vikings kept the pressure on later in the period, with
Tyler Hennen scoring at 14:57 from
Owen Baumgartner and
Easton Young before Langus added his second goal at 15:21 with assists from
Cole Burtch and
Owen Bohn. Ohio State changed goaltenders after the fourth goal, and Augustana took a 4-0 lead into the first intermission.
The Vikings traded chances with Ohio State through the first half of the second period, with Baumgartner,
Will Howard,
Jacob Jastrzebski, Burtch and Bohn all getting attempts while Langevin handled Ohio State's early shots on goal. Ohio State broke through after Baumgartner was called for hooking, as Ryan Rucinski scored on the power play from Felix Caron and Sascha Boumedienne at 8:49 to make it 4-1. Augustana had to defend two more Ohio State power plays later in the period, and Langevin made saves on Benjamin Wilmott, Jake Karabela and Boumedienne while
Hunter Bischoff also put a short-handed shot on net. Ohio State continued to press in the final minutes, but Augustana blocked attempts and Langevin turned away late shots from William Smith, James Hong and Boumedienne to carry a 4-1 lead into the third period.
AU generated early third-period pressure, with
Siamion Marshchanok, Howard and
Landon Fandel putting shots on Jakub Milota while Young and
Heath Nelson missed wide. Ohio State pushed back through the middle and late stages, and Langevin made saves on Thomas Weis, William Smith, Max Montes and Ryan Rucinski before Ohio State went to the extra attacker at 4:47. Rucinski scored with the extra skater at 4:08 off assists from Montes and Jake Karabela to make it 4-2, and Ohio State continued pressing after pulling Milota again. Benjamin Wilmott scored another extra-attacker goal at :55 to make it 4-3, but Meerman blocked Sascha Boumedienne's final shot with three seconds left as Augustana finished off the 4-3 win.
Game Moments
- Ohio State controlled the faceoff dot throughout the game, winning 61.9% of total faceoffs.
- Langevin made 21 saves on 24 shots to secure the win for Augustana.
- Augustana capitalized on their single power-play opportunity of the game, finishing 1-for-1 on the advantage.
- Ohio State registered 24 total shots on goal while holding Augustana to 20.
- Milota entered the game in the first period and turned away all 11 shots he faced for the Buckeyes.
Goals
- Langus unassisted goal at 7:10 of the first period put Augustana up 1-0 for his second goal of the season.
- Bulgakov scored his sixth of the season on the power play at 10:21 of the first period off assists from Meerman and Marshchanok.
- Tyler Hennen netted his first goal of the year at 14:57 of the first period with assists from Baumgartner and Young.
- Langus scored his third goal of the season at 15:21 of the first period off passes from Burtch and Bohn.
- Rucinski got Ohio State on the board with a power-play goal at 11:11 of the second period off feeds from Caron and Boumedienne for his second of the year.
- Rucinski scored his third goal of the season at 15:52 of the third period with an extra attacker, assisted by Montes and Karabela.
- Wilmott scored his second of the year with an extra attacker at 19:05 of the third period off assists from Karabela and Boumedienne.
Up Next
The Vikings return home next weekend to open up conference play against Northern Michigan. Puck drop is slated for 7:07 p.m. on Friday and 6:07 p.m. on Saturday.Â
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