No. 18 Notre Dame’s ranking is in serious jeopardy after losing to No. 9 Ohio State, 2-1, on Saturday night. Despite a 29-16 advantage in shots on goal, it was the third loss for the Irish (10-10-4, 5-6-3-2) in their past four games, while the Buckeyes (15-6-3, 8-4-2-0) now have won three of five.
The Irish got their first and only goal midway through the first period from Matt Steeves on a wrist shot from the high slot. That made the score 1-0, which lasted all of four minutes because Quinn Preston shot the puck low from the slot past Cale Morris to tie it. Early in the second period, Gustaf Westlund gave the Buckeyes the lead for good on a power play, which was made possible on a tough interference against Colin Theisen.
The rest of the game gave Notre Dame plenty of chances for the equalizer, but Ryan Snowden gave the Buckeyes all the stops they needed to secure the victory for the Columbus crowd.
