Grant Gabriele, Georgii Merkulov and Joe Dunlap scored third-period goals for No. 17 Ohio State, which overcame a third-period deficit for a 5-3 victory over the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team on Saturday at the Kohl Center. Three stars No. 3: Buckeyes defenseman James Marooney assisted on two third-period goals. No. 2: Cam Thiesing had a goal and an assist for Ohio State. No. 1: Merkulov scored to put the Buckeyes ahead late. Three key plays Ohio State’s Jake Wise was called for two faceoff violations for an early jump on the draw against UW’s Tarek Baker 13 seconds into a Badgers power play in the second period. The first is a warning; the second is a penalty for delay of game, which gave UW a 5-on-3 advantage for 1:47. Roman Ahcan scored on that power play for a 2-2 tie. Zach Urdahl took a hit on a zone…
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