Junior forward Tanner Lacyzinski (9) skates with the puck in the first period of game one during Ohio State’s hockey game vs. Michigan State on March 1. Ohio State won 5-1. Credit: Nick Hudak | For The Lantern The Ohio State men’s hockey team is dancing for the third consecutive year, entering the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West Region. The Buckeyes finished the season with a 20-10-5 record overall and went 13-7-4 in conference play to finish atop the Big Ten standings for the first time in program history. While the roster contains a large supply of experience, with 21 players returning from the previous season’s Frozen Four team, momentum is something Ohio State doesn’t have on its side heading into the tournament. The first half of the season went smoothly for the Buckeyes, who fought to an 11-4-3 record with three of their four…
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