The Omaha Mavericks drop their first game of the 2023-24 season after falling 4-0 to the No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes in tonight's series finale.
Tonight's shutout defeat marks the first time the Mavericks have been shutout at home since December 4, 2021, when they fell 4-0 to Colorado College. Omaha moves to 2-1-1 on the campaign.
Ohio State scored their first goal 2:07 into the contest while both teams four aside on the ice. 5:05 later, the Buckeyes capitalized on a Maverick turnover in the defensive to extend their lead to 2-0 with the shorthanded tally.
Ohio State added a pair of goals in the final 20 minutes of regulation to ice tonight's series finale.
The Mavericks won the shot battle once again tonight outshooting Ohio State 34-30. The Mavericks also took care of business again on the faceoff dot winning the draw battle 31-26.
Lastly, Omaha's penalty kill remains perfect through four games as they blanked the Buckeyes on all five attempts.
The Mavericks will regroup and get ready to welcome Western Michigan to Baxter Arena on November 3 and 4.
