This weekend, Notre Dame entered their series with Ohio State on a four-game unbeaten streak and just four points out of the No. 1 spot in the Big Ten. But, after two tightly contested losses to Ohio State, the Irish fell to third in the conference, sitting two points behind Minnesota. Irish junior forward Cal Burke skates down the ice during Notre Dame’s 1-0 loss to Ohio State on Nov. 2 at Compton Family Ice Arena. On Friday, the No. 11-ranked Irish (14-10-3, 7-8-2 Big Ten) found themselves down on the board after the first frame despite outshooting Ohio State (17-5-4, 10-3-3 Big Ten) and having several scoring chances of their own. The Buckeyes struck late in the period after senior forward Freddy Gerard found the back of the net with five minutes left. The Buckeyes would carry their late goal momentum into the second period, scoring eight minutes in with…
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