UConn men’s hockey earned a chain win over the No. 11 Ohio State Buckeyes with a 6-1 victory on Saturday.
The five-goal blowout is the Huskies’ biggest margin of victory towards a ranked opponent within the crew’s Hockey East Era. UConn improves to 5-0-1 at the 12 months, the most efficient get started in program historical past.
Ty Amonte discovered the again of the online two times whilst Matthew Wood, Ryan Tverberg, Jake Percival, and Jake Flynn all scored as smartly. Wood added a couple of assists for a game-high 3 issues.
Coming in, Ohio State goalie Jakub Dobes had by no means allowed a target to UConn in his earlier 3 appearances towards the Huskies. On Saturday, he allowed 5 objectives ahead of being pulled within the 3rd duration. On the opposite finish, UConn goalie Arsenii Sergeev stopped 28 of the 29 photographs he confronted.
Together, Sergeev and Logan Terness — who began in target for the Huskies on Friday night time — made a blended 71 saves and allowed only a unmarried target.
(*11*)For many of the first duration, the scoreless impasse carried over from Friday night time. UConn hit the put up two times within the early going however out of doors of that, neither crew generated a lot risk across the internet. Both aspects had quick energy performs that sandwiched 4-on-4 hockey however even the additional ice didn’t lend a hand spark any offense.
Finally, the Huskies broke via. Wood drew a penalty after the whistle, which gave UConn its first complete energy play of the sport. Even even though the Huskies didn’t capitalize at the benefit, it arrange the primary target. Six seconds after the penalty expired — and ahead of Ohio State’s Tyler Duke re-joined the play after leaving the field — Andrew Lucas threaded a good looking move from in the back of the online to Wood, who one-timed it house for the lead.
UConn didn’t keep in entrance lengthy, even though. After the target, Ohio State awoke and locked the Huskies in their very own zone. After more than one failed clearances — and a shot off the put up — the Buckeyes wouldn’t be denied. The puck discovered Kamil Sadlocha in entrance of the online and he tapped it into the again of the online to tie the sport with 1:03 left within the first duration.
The intermission didn’t do a lot to decelerate the offense. Less than 4 mins in, Wood took it towards the online and bounced a shot off Dobes. The rebound discovered Amonte, who shoveled a rebound off the put up and in. 1:20 later, Tverberg picked the puck up whilst rushing into the zone, put a deke on Dobes, and completed a backhander to double UConn’s lead.
For the second one time, the 2 aspects performed 4-on-4 after twin consequences. Sergeev preserved the two-goal lead on an outstanding save the place he filled a wrap-around try after which were given around the crease to dam the rebound try. Not lengthy after, Ohio State were given its first actual energy play of the day when Tom Messineo went to the field for cross-checking. But UConn’s penalty kill tired the 2 mins and not using a downside.
The Huskies as soon as once more didn’t waste any time increasing their lead as soon as the 3rd duration started. Hudson Schandor ripped a shot from the aspect of internet that Dobes stopped after which misplaced monitor of. The puck seemed to be round Dobes’ pads however the officers by no means blew the play useless, so Percival skated in and knocked it house to present UConn a 4-1 lead.
From there, the Huskies persevered to pile on. Amonte added his 2nd target of the night time when he put house a rebound off a Justin Pearson shot, which chased Dobes from the sport. Less than 90 seconds later, Jake Flynn hammered a one-timer previous Ryan Snowden off a feed from Nick Capone to make it a 6-1 recreation.
UConn controlled the overall 9 mins to come back away with the five-goal win. After the 0-0 tie on Friday night time, the Huskies secured the collection victory on Saturday.
Next, UConn will hit the street for a two-game collection at Boston (*17*) subsequent weekend.