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Michigan Game Recap: at Ohio State (Nov. 1) — Michael Hage’s five-point night in Columbus

Michael Hage had a hand in every Michigan goal as the Wolverines and Ohio State closed their Big Ten-opening series at Value City Arena.

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Top-ranked Michigan beat Ohio State 5-4 in overtime Sunday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, splitting the teams’ Big Ten-opening series. Adam Valentini scored the winner 4:17 into 3-on-3 overtime after Malcolm Spence tied the game with 1:12 left in regulation. Michael Hage had a goal and four assists, figuring in all five Michigan goals. Michigan is 8-1-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the Big Ten; Ohio State is 3-5-0.

How it happened

Ohio State struck first on the power play when Nathan Lewis scored at 11:32 of the first period, with Evan Jardine and Will Tomko assisting. Michigan answered with two power-play goals in the second: Spence at 2:58, from Hage and Jayden Perron, and J.P. Hurlbert at 16:55, from Hage and Will Horcoff.

The third period swung four times. Tomko tied it on a Buckeyes power play at 5:05 before Hage put Michigan back in front at 10:11, with Perron and Landon DuPont assisting. Max Montes then scored shorthanded for Ohio State at 14:06, and Jake Karabela gave the Buckeyes a 4-3 lead with an unassisted goal at 17:38. With Jack Ivankovic pulled for an extra skater, Spence scored his second of the night at 18:48, again from Hage and Perron, to force overtime. Valentini, a 2026 third-round pick of the Utah Mammoth, ended it with Hage and Drew Schock assisting.

Standouts

  • Michael Hage: 1 goal, 4 assists, his fourth goal of the season
  • Malcolm Spence: 2 goals (his fifth and sixth), including the tying goal late in regulation
  • Jayden Perron: 3 assists
  • Adam Valentini: overtime winner, his second goal of the season

In goal and on special teams

Ivankovic made 23 saves on 27 shots for Michigan. Jakub Milota stopped 27 of 32 for Ohio State. Michigan outshot the Buckeyes 32-27, including 6-1 in overtime, and won 36 of 60 faceoffs. Both teams scored twice on the power play: Michigan went 2-for-4 and Ohio State 2-for-3, and the Buckeyes added the shorthanded goal.

What’s next

The College Hockey News scoreboard lists no Michigan game for the week of Nov. 2-8. Read the recap of Saturday’s series opener.

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