COLUMBUS, Ohio — Landon Slaggert had a three-point night and Spencer Stastney scored the overtime winner as Notre Dame posted a 3-2 win at Ohio State in game one of a weekend series at Value City Arena (8,350).
With the overtime win, the Fighting Irish (16-6-0, 9-4-0-4-1-0 B1G) pulled even in the Big Ten standings with the Buckeyes (15-7-1, 7-5-1-0-1-1 B1G) with 24 points apiece.
Landon Slaggert had the primary assist on Stastney’s overtime winner and added another goal and assist to post the career-high three points, while Graham Slaggert had Notre Dame’s other goal.
In net, Ryan Bischel stopped 27 of the 29 shots he faced to earn the win, his seventh of the season. Jakub Dobes totaled 34 saves for Ohio State as the Irish outshot the Buckeyes 37-29.
Both Notre Dame and Ohio State went 0-for-2 on the power play.
How It Happened
Midway through the first, Ohio State took a 1-0 lead on a Kamil Sadlocha backhander from the bottom of the circle to Bischel’s right. There was a lengthy offsides review after the goal, but the call on the ice stood.
With 7:09 to play in the first, Landon Slaggert had a good look in the low slot following a centering pass from Graham Slaggert but Jakub Dobes smothered the attempt.
With 4:22 left in the first, Trevor Janicke had the next good Irish chance, following up his own rebound but Dobes made back-to-back stops.
Then Solag Bakich had a breakaway that was stopped with 1:30 left in the first as he attempted a low deke. Ohio State took the 1-0 lead to the locker room, with shots on goal even at 9-9.
Graham Slaggert tied things up early in the second period with his sixth goal of the season, scored at the 3:20 mark. The senior worked a give-and-go with his brother Landon, kicking the pass to himself and beating Dobes five-hole to tie it at 1-1. Chase Blackmun also had an assist on the play, his eighth of the season. .
With 4:13 left in second, Cam Burke had a tip in front off a Bakich pass, but it flashed just wide.
Hunter Strand, Nick Leivermann and Max Ellis all had chances in the final four minutes, but the score remained 1-1 after 40 minutes of play.
In the third, Leivermann had an important block around the seven minute mark on a Quinn Preston wraparound to keep it a 1-1 game.
Two minutes later, the Slaggert-Slaggert-Janicke line tried to do some damage down low but the Buckeyes held the net front and came out of it with a power-play chance. On that ensuing power play, Ryder Rolston had the best look by either team but his shot was kicked aside.
Landon Slaggert then put back a rebound in for his seventh of the year after a Rolston shot on goal to give the Irish a 2-1 lead at 13:36 of the third period. Cam Burke picked up the puck along the boards and found Rolston in the slot for the initial shot that Dobes was able to get a pad on, but Slaggert was there.
Ohio State was able to tie it 2-2 at 17:10 of the third on a delayed penalty when Jake Wise notched his seventh goal of the season. Then the Buckeyes went on that ensuing power play with 2:50 left in the third, but again the best looks were from the Irish as Jake Pivonka and Bakich applied pressure in front.
Trevor Janicke had a partial breakaway as time expired but Dobes turned it aside for his 34th save of the night and to send the game to overtime.
The Irish ran a quick breakout in the overtime, with Pivonka finding Landon Slaggert in the neutral zone. Slaggert then set up Stastney in front on a two-on-one and the senior notched the game winner to hand the Irish the win and an extra Big Ten standings point.
Notes
- With a goal, Spencer Stastney extended his point streak to a career-long five games (2-3-5).
- It was Stastney’s first game winner of the season and the fourth of his career.
- With a goal and two assists, Landon Slaggert had a career-high three points.
- It marked Slaggert’s second multipoint game of the season and the ninth of his career while also extending his point streak to three games (2-3-5).
- With an assist, Jake Pivonka extended his point streak to three games (0-3-3).
- Notre Dame is now 7-2-0 on the road this season.
- The Fighting Irish are 5-2-0 in overtime this season.
Next Up
- The Irish and Buckeyes close out their weekend series at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 15 at Value City Arena and on Big Ten Network
- After the Ohio State series, Notre Dame will play host to Boston College in a midweek makeup game set for 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at the Compton Family Ice Arena (tickets) and on Peacock.
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