MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin men's hockey team (4-6-0, 2-2-0-1-0-0 Big Ten) fell 4-1 to No. 5 Minnesota (6-4-0, 3-1-0-0-1-0 Big Ten) in the final game of their series on Saturday at the Kohl Center.

Minnesota struck first at 6:12 of the first period. Matthew Knies scored off a rebound, assisted by Mason Nevers.

Gopher forward Aaron Huglen scored unassisted at the 8:09 mark to put his team up 2-0.

Minnesota made it 3-0 on the power play at 14:56, from Jaxon Nelson. Knies and Ben Meyers helped on the play.

The Badgers got on the board with a power-play goal 51 seconds into the second period. Roman Ahcan netted his first of the season on a one-timer. Frosh defenseman Corson Ceulemans teed it up, with secondary help from Brock Caufield.

📽️: Roman Ahcan on the POWER PLAY ⚡ pic.twitter.com/EhqQV4qvRA

— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) November 7, 2021

Minnesota was quick to respond with a goal 16 seconds later to take a 4-1 lead and stem the comeback bid. Sammy Walker finished a pass from Blake McLaughlin. 

Neither team found the back of the net in the third period. Minnesota claimed game two of the border battle 4-1 to split the series with Wisconsin.

The Badgers outshot Minnesota 38-28 and converted on one of two power-play opportunities.

Notes to know:

• Jared Moe took over in net for Cameron Rowe at 1:07 of the second period and stopped all 12 shots he faced
• Brock Caufield notched an assist for a three-point weekend
• Roman Ahcan scored his first goal of the season

Next Up: The Badgers travel to South Bend, Ind. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12-13 to face Notre Dame in a two game series. Friday's matchup is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT and will air on NBC Sports Network while Saturday's game is set for 5 p.m. CT and will air on NBC Sports Chicago. Follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @BadgerMHockey