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.Â
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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.Â
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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.Â
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The Sun Devils closed the first with another goal though just 40 seconds later to tie 2-2 at the end of the first.Â
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Arizona State posted three more in the second to grab a 5-2 lead.Â
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ASU went up four goals four minutes into the final frame, but the game wasn't over as the Badgers rallied in the third.Â
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Senior
Jack Gorniak finished aÂ
Jesper Peltonen pass to start the climb.
With 11:13Â left on the clock, Lindmark sniped his second of the game and of the season, both unassisted.
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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.
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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.Â
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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.
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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.Â