After 40 minutes of scoreless play, the offense broke open in the third period. At 3:24, Ohio State's (11-8-2, 7-7-2-1 WCHA) Taylor Kuehl sent a pass to Haley Studler from the corner who pushed it past Celine Whitlinger (Garden Grove, California) for the game's first score.
Fifteen seconds into the game Minnesota-Duluth took a 1-0 lead. Ohio State would responded twice in the opening period as sophomore Taylor Kuehl's second goal of the season at 5:33 tied it while senior Minttu Tuominen netted a power play goal at 12:03. After a scoreless second period, the home team