In Ohio State men's hockey's first home series of the 2010-11 season, the Buckeyes were dominant in two straight games over the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers, winning 6-2 on Friday and 5-1 on Saturday.
Friday's 6-2 win featured a four-point performance from junior C Danny Dries including three assists, and two goals from linemate and senior F Peter Boyd.
Thanks to some stout Ohio State defense, the Buckeyes held UAH to just 15 shots on goal while putting 41 shots on Chargers G Clarke Saunders.
Saturday night, it took the Buckeyes until late in the second period to pull away from the Chargers, winning 5-1 while committing 8 minor penalties.
G Cal Heeter played strong once again for the Buckeyes, stopping 20 of 21 shots outdoing UAH G C.J. Groh, who stopped 44 of 49 despite the latter making a spectacular save on Dries by extending his stick to stop what looked like an easy goal for Ohio State.
The Buckeyes were able to gradually wear down the Chargers through the course of the game, methodically expanding the lead after giving it up early in the second period.
Ohio State's record went to 4-5 following the two victories, and the Chargers fell to 1-8-1.
Coming up next for Ohio State is a two-game series at East Lansing against CCHA and Big Ten rival Michigan State this weekend.
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