Badgers clawed by Wolverines

Friday, February 7

Ann Arbor, MI

5 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

10-16-1, 5-13-1-1

Michigan

12-12-3, 7-8-2-1

Wisconsin

Michigan

Photo by: Jonathan Knight

February 07, 2020 | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Caufield scores 18th goal of the season in Wisconsin loss

By: Victoria Dombeck

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Wisconsin men's hockey team fell Friday night to the Michigan Wolverines in game one of a two-game series at Yost Arena this weekend. The final score from the Big Ten matchup was, 8-4.

The Badgers battled all night in a game that got away in the second half of the third period.

After Michigan scored the lone first-period goal, Jack Gorniak made it 1-1.

After Michigan took a 3-1 lead freshman forward Dylan Holloway scored his first goal since Nov. 30.

After Michigan led 4-2, freshman forward Cole Caufield tallied his 18th goal of the season.

After Michigan led 5-3, senior forward Max ZImmer finished off two-on-one.

The duo of Johan Blomquist and Daniel Lebedeff combined for 33 saves on the night but could not hold off the Michigan offense, including a hat-trick from Michigan's Nick Granowicz.

Cole Caufield and Zimmer each finished with a goal and an assist, while Wyatt Kalynuk, Sean Dhooghe, Brock Caufield, Ty Pelton-Byce and Dominick Mersch all added assists on the night.

Notes to know:

Shots on goal were even between the two teams at 41
Senior goalie Johan Blomquist made his season debut tonight coming in late in the second period and finished with 12 saves
Cole Caufield tied for ninth on UW's all-time freshman goal-scoring list with his 18th of the season, while also reaching 30 points

Straight from the rink:
Tony Granato:
"I was real happy with the way we played the game. Just too many went in our net. We created a lot, but unfortunately, they blocked a lot of the shots we created. We played hard and we played until the end of the game."

Up Next: Wisconsin will face Michigan in a rematch tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m. from Ann Arbor. The game will stream on BTN+ with a radio broadcast on 1310 WIBA.