Owen Lindmark, UW-Wisconsin Men’s Hockey vs. Minnesota Duluth, Madison, Wisconsin. October 18th, 2019
Greg Anderson
5
Winner Wisconsin WIS 1-4-0
2
Minn. Duluth UMD 2-3-0
Winner
Wisconsin WIS
1-4-0
5
Final
2
Minn. Duluth UMD
2-3-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Wisconsin WIS 2 1 2 5
Minn. Duluth UMD 1 1 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Hockey | | Clara Boudette

Badgers rally past No. 10 Minnesota Duluth

Five Badgers score in 5-2 win over Bulldogs

DULUTH, Minn. — The Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey overcame an early deficit to defeat No.10 Minnesota Duluth, 5-2, on Friday at Amsoil Arena.

The Bulldogs (2-3-0) scored first with a power-play goal at 10:58 into the first period. Luke Loheit buried a back-hand shot following up his own rebound on the edge of the crease, assisted by Ben Steeves and Carter Loney.

Charlie Stramel tied the game for Wisconsin (1-4-0) two minutes later when he netted his first career goal. Mathieu De St. Phalle led a rush into the UMD zone and rimmed the puck behind the net to Cruz Lucius, who then centered a pass to Stramel to redirect into the net. 



Before the first period was over, Cruz Lucius found the back of the net to give the Badgers a 2-1 lead. Senior defenseman Mike Vorlicky broke the puck out to Corson Ceulemans who hit Lucius with a pass skating into the offensive zone. Lucius fired a back-handed shot that sailed over the shoulder of goaltender Zach Skejskal.



The Bulldogs tied the game, 2-2, 23 seconds into the second period with their second power-play tally of the game. Blake Bondi scored on a tip-in on a shot from Isaac Howard, assisted by Derek Dashke.

Jack Gorniak put Wisconsin up 3-2 at 15:02 in the second period when a pair of off-setting penalties caused the Badgers and UMD to play four-on-four. Ceulemans poked the puck away from a UMD forward and sent a stretch pass off the boards to Gorniak who was charging up the ice. Gorniak made a move and buried the puck five-hole, sending the Badgers into the third period with a one-goal lead.



Transfer forward Ty Smilanic added to the Badger's lead on the power play at 5:14 in the third period after a successful coaches' challenge turned a two-minute power play into a five-minute major. Gorniak had the puck on the blueline and passed to freshman forward Ben Dexheimer on the far side. Dexheimer found Smilanic coming down the middle for a tap in goal.



Owen Lindmark added to the tally with an empty-net goal in the final two minutes, assisted by Gorniak.



The Badgers closed out the game for a 5-2 win over No. 10 Minnesota Duluth, their first of the season. Goaltender Jared Moe stood tall in net with 38 saves on the night.

Notes to know:
  • Wisconsin extended its win streak to five games over Minnesota Duluth and extended its unbeaten run to seven contests (6-0-1). 
  • Charlie Stramel and Ty Smilanic netted their first goals as Badgers
  • Jack Gorniak tallied a goal and two assists for his third career three-point night
  • Corson Ceulemans (two assists) and Cruz Lucius (one goal, one assist) each notched two points

Next Up: The Badgers face Minnesota Duluth in their series finale on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Amsoil Arena. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. on Madison Antenna TV. Follow along on Twitter at @BadgerMHockey.
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