ROUNDUP: Ohio State upsets No. 1 Michigan in Big Ten opener

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Ohio State’s Sascha Boumedianne celebrates his goal as the Buckeyes stunned No. 1 Michigan, 5-2, in the Big Ten opener for each team (Photo: Ohio State Athletics)

Ohio State handed No. 1 Michigan its first loss of the season Saturday night, scoring three times in the third period to pull away for a 5-2 victory in the opener of a two-game series to begin Big Ten play for both teams.

After a scoreless first, Jake Karabela and Evan Jardine scored 3:02 apart in the second to give the Buckeyes a 2-0 lead. Henry Mews answered for Michigan at 14:03, cutting the deficit to one heading into the third.

Sascha Boumedienne restored Ohio State’s two-goal advantage at 9:46 of the third. Cole McKinney brought Michigan within 3-2 with the extra attacker at 16:51, but Sam Deckhut and James Hong added empty-net goals in the final two minutes to seal the upset.

Jakub Milota made 26 saves for Ohio State, while Jack Ivankovic stopped 27 shots for Michigan. The Wolverines entered the night 7-0-0 and had outscored opponents 42-13 through their first seven games.

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No. 2 Wisconsin 9, Notre Dame 1

No. 2 Wisconsin stayed perfect and completed a dominant weekend sweep of Notre Dame with a 9-1 victory Saturday night, outscoring the Irish 16-2 over the two-game series.

After a scoreless first period, the Badgers exploded for five goals in the second. Logan Hensler and Eetu Orpana struck just 1:16 apart before Bruno Idzan took over, scoring three times over the final 8:26 of the period to complete the hat trick and send Wisconsin into the third with a 5-1 lead.

Wisconsin added four more goals in the final period, including a power-play tally from Luke Osburn, to turn the game into a rout. The Badgers finished 3-for-8 on the power play and outshot Notre Dame 41-15.

Daniel Hauser made 14 saves for Wisconsin, which swept the series after a 7-1 win Friday and could be in position to move into the No. 1 spot in the national rankings.

No. 17 Connecticut 5, No. 16 Merrimack 5 (F/OT, UConn wins the shootout, 2-1)

No. 17 UConn erased five separate deficits to earn a 5-5 tie with No. 16 Merrimack before taking the extra Hockey East point with a shootout victory Saturday afternoon.

Nick Pierre scored three times for Merrimack, completing his hat trick at 7:30 of the second period to give the Warriors a 4-2 lead. UConn answered with goals from Colin Frank and Ethan Whitcomb later in the period to pull even at 4-4.

Caden Cranston restored Merrimack’s lead at 6:59 of the third, but Anthony Allain Samake tied it again just 3:35 later. Neither team scored the rest of regulation or in overtime.

Jeremy Loranger and Whitcomb scored in the shootout, with Whitcomb providing the winner as Veeti Louhivaara stopped three of four Merrimack attempts. Merrimack earned four of six Hockey East points on the weekend.

Sacred Heart 3, No. 15 Cornell 2

Sacred Heart scored twice in the third period to rally past No. 15 Cornell, 3-2, Saturday night and earn a split of the weekend series at Lynah Rink.

Diego Buttazzoni gave Sacred Heart the lead at 5:18 of the first before Gio DiGiulian tied it late in the period. Tyler Catalano then put Cornell in front 6:42 into the second, and the Big Red carried a 2-1 lead into the third despite controlling play and building a sizable edge in shots.

Aiden VanRooyan tied the game at 9:34 of the third, and Ethan Semeniuk scored the winner just 2:59 later. Sacred Heart held on from there despite being outshot 14-5 in the final period.

Jack Spicer was the difference for the Pioneers, making 42 saves as Cornell finished with a 44-22 advantage in shots. Cornell had taken Friday’s opener, 5-2.

No. 14 Boston University 3, No. 19 Maine 2 (OT)

No. 14 Boston University erased a two-goal deficit in the third period and completed a weekend sweep of No. 19 Maine with a 3-2 overtime victory Saturday night.

Maine jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals from Rowan Calvert and Max Scott, then carried that advantage through a scoreless second. Tynan Lawrence finally broke through for BU on the power play at 6:56 of the third before tying the game with 2:12 remaining.

Caleb Malhotra completed the comeback 1:35 into overtime, giving the Terriers their second win over Maine in as many nights after Friday’s 7-2 victory.

Mikhail Yegorov made 34 saves for Boston University, including 27 over the first two periods, while Albin Boija stopped 24 shots for Maine.

No. 10 Quinnipiac 5, No. 5 Providence 1

No. 10 Quinnipiac handed No. 5 Providence its first loss of the season Saturday, using a three-goal second period to pull away for a 5-1 victory.

Andon Cerbone opened the scoring just 2:31 into the game before Andrew Centrella tied it for Providence late in the first. Cerbone struck again on the power play 2:28 into the second, and Antonin Verreault and Jack Stockfish followed as the Bobcats scored three times in a span of 3:48 to take control.

Cerbone completed the hat trick just 34 seconds into the third, while Christian Kirsch shut the door the rest of the way with 30 saves. Quinnipiac finished 2-for-4 on the power play and held Providence scoreless on five chances.

The loss also snapped Providence’s 11-game road winning streak dating back to last season.

No. 11 Augustana 4, Northern Michigan 1

No. 11 Augustana completed a dominant weekend sweep of Northern Michigan with a 4-1 victory Saturday night, one night after routing the Wildcats 12-0 in the series opener.

After a scoreless first period, Cole Burtch gave the Vikings the lead with a shorthanded goal at 8:22 of the second. Merril Steenari answered for Northern Michigan on the power play just 1:03 later to send the teams to the third tied 1-1.

Augustana took control early in the final period as Hunter Bischoff scored on the power play at 2:34 and Landon Fandel followed 1:08 later to make it 3-1. Leonid Bulgakov added an empty-net goal with 2:15 remaining.

Mathis Langevin made 20 saves for Augustana, which outshot Northern Michigan 39-21 and swept its opening CCHA series by a combined score of 16-1.

Army 3, RIT 0

JJ Cataldo posted his second shutout in as many nights as Army completed a weekend sweep of RIT with a 3-0 victory Saturday.

Rhys Wallin opened the scoring at 14:33 of the first period before Ben Ivey doubled the lead on the power play midway through the second. Nils Forselius added the final goal at 8:44 of the third.

Cataldo stopped all 27 shots he faced, giving him back-to-back shutouts after a 23-save performance in Friday’s 2-0 win. Army outshot RIT 37-27 on Saturday and 74-50 over the two-game series.

The Black Knights improved to 5-1-0 overall and remained perfect in Atlantic Hockey America play at 4-0-0.