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15-5-0, 6-4-0
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Photo by: Photo Courtesy of Ohio State Athletics
Third Period Goal Downs No. 2/2 Hockey
1/10/2026 8:24:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 2/2-ranked Michigan State was defeated by Ohio State on Saturday night, 2-1, from the Schottenstein Center.
The Spartans move to 15-5-0 overall and 6-4-0 in Big Ten action this season, while Ohio State improves to 7-12-1 and 3-7 in conference play. Michigan State will look to rebound next week when it travels to Madison, Wis. for a series against No. 3/3-ranked Wisconsin on January 15-16 from the Kohl Center. Thursday night's 9:00 p.m. ET contest will be televised on Big Ten Network.
MSU was out-shot 35-27 and Ohio State held a 40-23 advantage at the face-off dot. The Spartans were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. Senior Charlie Stramel was the lone Spartan to win a majority of his face-off battles going 13-8. Junior goaltender Trey Augustine was great in goal for Michigan State making 33 saves on 35 shots faced for a .943 save percentage.
Freshman Porter Martone's second period goal increased his weekend point total to five on three goals and two assists. He was assisted by freshman Matt Lahey who tallied his first career point on the assist.
How It Happened
Both teams battled defensively throughout the first period with Augustine making 14 saves for MSU. Each side killed a penalty in the period as the Spartans were unable to get into a flow in their offensive zone.
Ohio State quickly took a 1-0 lead 2:53 into the second period. MSU looked to tie it up nearing the mid-way point of the period when junior Maxim Strbak put a shot off the right post. It was Martone who found the equalizer for the Spartans at the 10:06 mark, capitalizing on a Buckeye giveaway in their defensive zone. Lahey forced the turnover and found Martone alone in the slot for a 1-on-1 chance with the Ohio State goaltender.
The Buckeyes broke a 1-1 tie eight minutes into the third period after an OSU player snuck behind the Spartan defense and got a 1-on-1 chance against Augustine in the crease. MSU pulled Augustine from net with 2:30 remaining in the contest to put added pressure on the Buckeyes with an extra skater but was unsuccessful in its efforts despite five shots on goal in that span. The Spartans showed great effort preventing an empty net goal in the closing seconds of the contest, skating the full length of the ice to stop a potential Ohio State breakaway.
The Spartans move to 15-5-0 overall and 6-4-0 in Big Ten action this season, while Ohio State improves to 7-12-1 and 3-7 in conference play. Michigan State will look to rebound next week when it travels to Madison, Wis. for a series against No. 3/3-ranked Wisconsin on January 15-16 from the Kohl Center. Thursday night's 9:00 p.m. ET contest will be televised on Big Ten Network.
MSU was out-shot 35-27 and Ohio State held a 40-23 advantage at the face-off dot. The Spartans were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. Senior Charlie Stramel was the lone Spartan to win a majority of his face-off battles going 13-8. Junior goaltender Trey Augustine was great in goal for Michigan State making 33 saves on 35 shots faced for a .943 save percentage.
Freshman Porter Martone's second period goal increased his weekend point total to five on three goals and two assists. He was assisted by freshman Matt Lahey who tallied his first career point on the assist.
How It Happened
Both teams battled defensively throughout the first period with Augustine making 14 saves for MSU. Each side killed a penalty in the period as the Spartans were unable to get into a flow in their offensive zone.
Ohio State quickly took a 1-0 lead 2:53 into the second period. MSU looked to tie it up nearing the mid-way point of the period when junior Maxim Strbak put a shot off the right post. It was Martone who found the equalizer for the Spartans at the 10:06 mark, capitalizing on a Buckeye giveaway in their defensive zone. Lahey forced the turnover and found Martone alone in the slot for a 1-on-1 chance with the Ohio State goaltender.
The Buckeyes broke a 1-1 tie eight minutes into the third period after an OSU player snuck behind the Spartan defense and got a 1-on-1 chance against Augustine in the crease. MSU pulled Augustine from net with 2:30 remaining in the contest to put added pressure on the Buckeyes with an extra skater but was unsuccessful in its efforts despite five shots on goal in that span. The Spartans showed great effort preventing an empty net goal in the closing seconds of the contest, skating the full length of the ice to stop a potential Ohio State breakaway.
Team Stats
MSU
OSU
Shots
27
35
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
9
5
Penalty Mins
37
21
Faceoffs Won
23
40
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
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Sh
2
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
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