Badgers upended by Sun Devils

Saturday, November 28

Madison, WI

7 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

4-3-0, 4-2-0-0-1-0

Arizona State

1-3-1

Arizona State

Wisconsin

November 28, 2020 | Men's Hockey

Box Score

UW comeback bid falls short in high-scoring game

MADISON, Wis. — In a back and forth game Saturday night, the No. 15 Wisconsin men's hockey team (4-3-0, 4-2-0-0-1-0 Big Ten) fell, 8-5, to Arizona State (1-3-1) in the series-opening matchup at LaBahn Arena.

Junior Brock Caufield notched a goal on one-timer of a Mathieu De St. Phalle pass just 2:35 minutes into the game to put the Badgers on the board first.

L👀k back: @BrockCaufield with a one-timer from @mattydsp28! pic.twitter.com/DByBQIQq5k
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) November 29, 2020

The Sun Devils retaliated at 13:51 on the clock, but sophomore Owen Lindmark raced to change that. On a penalty kill minutes later, Lindmark slipped the puck between the legs of ASU netminder Cole Brady on a short-handed breakaway with 6:54 to go to give UW back the lead.

L👀k back: @lindy2201 steals a short-handed goal on the ASU power play! pic.twitter.com/llQOjEeU6g
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) November 29, 2020

The Sun Devils closed the first with another goal though just 40 seconds later to tie 2-2 at the end of the first.

Arizona State posted three more in the second to grab a 5-2 lead.

ASU went up four goals four minutes into the final frame, but the game wasn't over as the Badgers rallied in the third.

Senior Jack Gorniak finished a Jesper Peltonen pass to start the climb.

With 11:13 left on the clock, Lindmark sniped his second of the game and of the season, both unassisted.

L👀k back: @lindy2201 steals his second goal of the game, the season and unassisted! pic.twitter.com/vtdrp0Dkim
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) November 29, 2020

Senior Linus Weissbach made it a one-goal game during a delayed penalty on with four minutes to go and things were looking up with the Badgers headed to a power play.

L👀k back: @Weissbach68 pops in a fifth for the #Badgers! pic.twitter.com/o996l2XSWJ
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) November 29, 2020

But the Sun Devils put an end to the rally with a short-handed 2-on-1 tally followed by an empty-netter with a minute left.

Notes to know:

Sophomore Owen Lindmark had his first two-goals of the season and his first career four-point night.
Freshman goaltender Cameron Rowe made his collegiate debut in a relief effort, making 11 saves in 28:02 of action
UW scored a short-handed goal for the second consecutive game, but failed on the power play for the first time this season, going 0-for-3 with the man-advantage.

Up next: The Badgers take on the Sun Devils for their last home game of 2020 in the series finale Sunday afternoon, Nov. 29, at 4 p.m. Catch the games on Fox Sports Wisconsin or BTN+ and listen on 1310 WIBA.