COLUMBUS, Ohio — Goalie Marc Cheverie made 36 saves and Rhett Rakhshani and Drew Shore scored goals as the University of Denver beat Ohio State 2-0 on Thursday in the first game of a two-game series.
Cheverie turned away 27 shots in the first two periods, helping the Pioneers (2-1-0) to a 2-0 lead heading into the final period.
Rakhshani opened scoring with an even-strength goal against Buckeyes goalie Dustin Carlson at 10:43 of the first period.
Shore scored an unassisted power-play goal at 14:14 of the second.
Carlson had 30 saves for Ohio State (0-3-0).
The Buckeyes were 0-for-9 on the power play. Denver went 1-for-7.
Footnotes. Rakhshani has a three-game point streak to start the season. . . . Anthony Maiani returned to the lineup after a two-game suspension. . . . DU improves to 3-0 all-time at Value City Arena. . . . DU radio announcer Jay Stickney missed the trip because of the flu. Mitch Hyder, the play-by-play voice of the DU basketball team, took Stickney’s place.
Denver 1 1 2 — 2
Ohio State 0 0 0 — 0
First period — 1, DU, Rakhshani 1 (Ruegsegger 2), 10:43.
Second period — 2, DU, Shore 1 (unassisted) PP, 14:46.
Third period — No scoring.
Shots on goal — DU (10-12-10—32); Ohio State (14-13-9—36). Saves — DU, Cheverie (14-13-9—36) 60:00; OSU, Carlson (9-11-10—30) 59:23. Penalties — DU 9-18, OSU 8-16. Power plays — DU 1-7, OSU 0-9.
Referees — Brian Hill, Stephen McInchak. Assistants — TJ Likens, Rodney Tocco.
