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Photo by: Victoria Dombeck
Come back effort falls short in 3-2 loss to MSU
November 19, 2021 | Men's Hockey
Carson Bantle nets first goal as a Badger
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Despite a hard-fought comeback effort, the Badgers men's hockey team dropped the first game of their series against MSU 3-2 on Friday at Munn Ice Arena.
Michigan State's early lead proved crucial in their victory over Wisconsin (4-9-0, 2-5-0 1-0-0 Big Ten).
Michigan State (7-5-1, 2-3-0 0-0-0 Big Ten) took advantage of an early power-play opportunity to go up 1-0 at 3:19 into the first period. Erik Middendorf fired a shot from the slot on a play from Josh Nodler and David Gucciardi.
Jeremy Davidson struck next for the Spartans on a cross from Mitchell Lewandowski at 13:33 in the second period for a 2-0 lead.
Jack Gorniak finally broke the ice for the Badgers with 33 seconds left on the clock in the second period. Michigan State received a series of penalty calls that led to a 5-on-3 advantage for the Badgers. Just as the first penalty expired, Corson Ceulemans found Brock Caufield from the point who threaded a pass to Gorniak out in front. He found the back of the net to finish the tic-tac-toe play and put the Badgers within one goal of MSU heading into the final stretch.
Middendorf scored his second goal of the game at 12:53 in the third period. Griffin Lougman set up Middendorf deep in the Badgers' zone to restore the Spartans' two-goal lead on a late icing waive.
Carson Bantle responded just over a minute later with his first goal as a Badger to put his squad back within one. The transfer sophomore took advantage of a fumbled puck on the Spartans' blue line and fired a rocket past goaltender Drew DeRidder.
The Badgers pulled goaltender Jared Moe in the final minutes in favor of the extra skater but were unable to score an equalizing goal, falling 3-2 to the Spartans.
Moe had 37 saves on the night and the Badgers outshot MSU 42-40.
Notes to know:
Next Up: The Badgers face MSU in the second game of their series on Saturday at 7 p.m. CT. Watch live on B1G+ and follow along on Twitter at @BadgerMHockey.
Michigan State's early lead proved crucial in their victory over Wisconsin (4-9-0, 2-5-0 1-0-0 Big Ten).
Michigan State (7-5-1, 2-3-0 0-0-0 Big Ten) took advantage of an early power-play opportunity to go up 1-0 at 3:19 into the first period. Erik Middendorf fired a shot from the slot on a play from Josh Nodler and David Gucciardi.
Jeremy Davidson struck next for the Spartans on a cross from Mitchell Lewandowski at 13:33 in the second period for a 2-0 lead.
Jack Gorniak finally broke the ice for the Badgers with 33 seconds left on the clock in the second period. Michigan State received a series of penalty calls that led to a 5-on-3 advantage for the Badgers. Just as the first penalty expired, Corson Ceulemans found Brock Caufield from the point who threaded a pass to Gorniak out in front. He found the back of the net to finish the tic-tac-toe play and put the Badgers within one goal of MSU heading into the final stretch.
📽️: Gorniak puts the Badgers within one!
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) November 20, 2021
🍎: Caufield, Ceulemans pic.twitter.com/AJU5TlGdEI
Middendorf scored his second goal of the game at 12:53 in the third period. Griffin Lougman set up Middendorf deep in the Badgers' zone to restore the Spartans' two-goal lead on a late icing waive.
Carson Bantle responded just over a minute later with his first goal as a Badger to put his squad back within one. The transfer sophomore took advantage of a fumbled puck on the Spartans' blue line and fired a rocket past goaltender Drew DeRidder.
📽️: Bantle goes to battle 🚨 pic.twitter.com/ec3Lo4qNRd
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) November 20, 2021
The Badgers pulled goaltender Jared Moe in the final minutes in favor of the extra skater but were unable to score an equalizing goal, falling 3-2 to the Spartans.
Moe had 37 saves on the night and the Badgers outshot MSU 42-40.
Notes to know:
- Carson Bantle scored his first goal as a Badger
Next Up: The Badgers face MSU in the second game of their series on Saturday at 7 p.m. CT. Watch live on B1G+ and follow along on Twitter at @BadgerMHockey.
Team Stats
UW
MSU
Shots
42
40
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
5
Penalty Mins
6
10
Faceoffs Won
34
32
Game Leaders
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
Players Mentioned
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