Joey Daccord protected his net back-to-back nights against the nation’s No. 1 team, and although the Sun Devils were unable to pull off the upset either night, Daccord held his own for 120 minutes at Oceanside Ice Arena.
The Sun Devil netminder posted a .922 save percentage as he faced 64 shots, stopping 59 of them. Two of the five goals scored on Daccord came while Ohio State was on the power play, a power play that had the 10th-most power play goals in the NCAA a season ago.
The Buckeyes’ power play showed why it is considered among the best in college hockey Friday, but the Sun Devils’ penalty kill held its own on Saturday, holding Ohio State scoreless in each of their six power plays in game two.