Saturday, March 5
South Bend, Ind.
5 p.m.
Wisconsin Badgers
10-23-3
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Notre Dame (Best-of-three)
26-10-0
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Wisconsin
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Notre Dame
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Photo by: Greg Anderson
On to Game 3: Badgers edged at Notre Dame
March 05, 2022 | Men's Hockey
Late Fighting Irish goal forces game three in Big Ten tournament matchup
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Wisconsin men's hockey team battled back from a 2-0 deficit, but fell 3-2 on a last-minute goal at No. 7 Notre Dame in the second game of their best-of-three series in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.
Following their win the previous night, sixth-seeded Wisconsin (10-23-3) was playing for another victory to claim the series in just two games.
The Fighting Irish wasted no time getting on the board. A power-play opportunity led to a goal from Graham Slaggert on the faceoff dot, assisted by Landon Slaggert and Ryder Rolston for Notre Dame's first lead of the series.
Notre Dame then went up 2-0 during a stretch of four-on-four play when Zach Plucinski found the back of the net. Nick Leivermann started the play with a stretch pass to Jake Pivonka on the far blue line, who bumped the puck to Plucinski as he skated into the zone and squared off with Jared Moe.
After drawing a penalty, Roman Ahcan scored on the power play to get the Badgers on the board halfway through the second period. Corson Ceulemans set up Mathieu De St. Phalle for a slapshot from the point. The puck took a bounce in front of the net to the stick of Ahcan who hammered it into the net, aided by a screen from Carson Bantle.
That put the Badgers within one of Notre Dame's 2-1 lead.
Bantle buried the puck on the power play at 3:23 into the third period to tie it up for the Badgers. De St. Phalle put a shot on net and created a rebound. Caufield got his stick on the puck but it was Bantle who sent it over the goal line.
Wisconsin and Notre Dame battled all knotted up at 2-2 until Notre Dame's Trevor Janicke scored with just 20 seconds remaining to win it for the Fighting Irish. Slaggert won the puck back to Spencer Stastney on a neutral zone face, who then rushed into the Badgers' zone and wrapped around the net, putting the puck on the doorstep for Janicke.
Wisconsin pulled Moe in favor of a sixth skater but was unable to tie the score in the final seconds, falling 3-2 to Notre Dame.
Notes to know:
Next up: The Badgers face Notre Dame on Sunday, March 6, at 5 p.m CT in the final leg of their best-of-three series in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. Stream the game on Big Ten Plus and follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @BadgerMHockey
Following their win the previous night, sixth-seeded Wisconsin (10-23-3) was playing for another victory to claim the series in just two games.
The Fighting Irish wasted no time getting on the board. A power-play opportunity led to a goal from Graham Slaggert on the faceoff dot, assisted by Landon Slaggert and Ryder Rolston for Notre Dame's first lead of the series.
Notre Dame then went up 2-0 during a stretch of four-on-four play when Zach Plucinski found the back of the net. Nick Leivermann started the play with a stretch pass to Jake Pivonka on the far blue line, who bumped the puck to Plucinski as he skated into the zone and squared off with Jared Moe.
After drawing a penalty, Roman Ahcan scored on the power play to get the Badgers on the board halfway through the second period. Corson Ceulemans set up Mathieu De St. Phalle for a slapshot from the point. The puck took a bounce in front of the net to the stick of Ahcan who hammered it into the net, aided by a screen from Carson Bantle.
📽️: Ahcan finds the back of the net on the power-play!
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) March 6, 2022
🍎: MDSP pic.twitter.com/5vnZ1jMK8f
That put the Badgers within one of Notre Dame's 2-1 lead.
Bantle buried the puck on the power play at 3:23 into the third period to tie it up for the Badgers. De St. Phalle put a shot on net and created a rebound. Caufield got his stick on the puck but it was Bantle who sent it over the goal line.
🚨: Battle back Bantle!
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) March 6, 2022
🍎: Caufield pic.twitter.com/lyyc0tMuhA
Wisconsin and Notre Dame battled all knotted up at 2-2 until Notre Dame's Trevor Janicke scored with just 20 seconds remaining to win it for the Fighting Irish. Slaggert won the puck back to Spencer Stastney on a neutral zone face, who then rushed into the Badgers' zone and wrapped around the net, putting the puck on the doorstep for Janicke.
Wisconsin pulled Moe in favor of a sixth skater but was unable to tie the score in the final seconds, falling 3-2 to Notre Dame.
Notes to know:
- Mathieu De St. Phalle notched two assists
- Jared Moe made 30 saves in net
- Roman Ahcan snapped a 12-game, goal-scoring drought
Next up: The Badgers face Notre Dame on Sunday, March 6, at 5 p.m CT in the final leg of their best-of-three series in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. Stream the game on Big Ten Plus and follow along on Twitter and Instagram at @BadgerMHockey
Team Stats
UW
ND
Shots
36
33
PPG
2
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
7
Penalty Mins
20
25
Faceoffs Won
17
46
Game Leaders
+/-
-2
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
7
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
Players Mentioned
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