Columbus, Ohio — The Wisconsin men's hockey team jumped out to a lead, but suffered an overtime loss to the No. 8/9 Ohio Buckeyes (20-7-2, 12-5-2) on Friday at Value City Arena.

Wisconsin (8-18-3, 5-13-1-1 Big Ten) came out of the gate hot, but couldn't hold on to their lead against one of the best third-period teams in the nation.

The Badgers' early power-play opportunity allowed them to take a 1-0 lead in the first period. Max Johnson buried the puck from the edge of the crease on a pass from Zach Urdahl and Liam Malmquist who battled for possession behind the Buckeye's net. UW led 8-0 in shots after Johnson's tally.
 

🚨: Max Johnson on the power-play! pic.twitter.com/yQHKYPANZ3
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) February 5, 2022

Corson Ceulemans added to the tally at 3:54 in the second period on a set up from Mathieu De St. Phalle. Jesper Peltonen hit De St. Phalle with a stretch pass in the neutral zone for a 3-on-2. De St. Phalle pulled up and waited for fourth-attacker Ceulemans, who found the net for his sixth of the season.

Ohio State made it a 2-1 game when Eric Cooley tapped in a rebound. James Marooney passed along the blue line to Mason Lohrei, who fired a shot on net that produced a rebound for Cooley on the doorstep.

Ceulemans took advantage of a power-play opportunity to restore the Badgers' two-goal lead. Brock Caufield and De St. Phalle traded the puck as they set up the power-play in the Buckeyes' zone before De St. Phalle fed Ceulemans a pass for a one-timer.

📽️: Thats ✌️ for Corson Ceulemans!

🚨: De St. Phalle, Caufield pic.twitter.com/cHPBsJMo7Q
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) February 5, 2022

Ceulemans took a major penalty and a game misconduct with just over four minutes left in the second, but he Badgers entered the third period with a 3-1 lead and finished off the important kill.

However, the Buckeyes climbed to within one at 3:31 in the final period. Michael Gildon scored during a scramble in front of the net, assisted by Grant Gabriele and Mason Lohrei. 

Ohio State's Jake Wise tied the game, 3-3, on the power play at 13:48 in the third. Lohrei started the play with a stretch pass to Cam Thiesing who was able to get off a quick shot as he crashed the net. Wise caught the rebound on the left side of the net and fired it in.

With the score still tied at the end of regulation, the Badgers and Buckeyes headed to three-on-three overtime.

Buckeyes' leading scorer Georgii Murkolov won it for the Buckeyes, 4-3, when Grant Gabriele fed him a stretch pass for a breakaway goal.

The Badgers outshot OSU 46-39. Goaltender Jared Moe made 35 saves in net.

Notes to know:

• The Badgers are 6-4-1 when scoring first
• Corson Ceulemans, a Columbus Blue Jackets first-round draft pick, now ties Carson Bantle and Mathieu De St. Phalle for the team lead in goals with his seventh of the season
• Ceulemans recorded his first career multi-goal game
• Ceulemans leads the Badgers with 19 points
• Wisconsin converted on two of their four power-play chances

Next Up: The Badgers face Ohio State in a rematch on Saturday at 7 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network. Follow along on Twitter at @BadgerMHockey