MADISON, Wis. – A third-period goal from freshman Oliver Tulk helped the No. 17 Wisconsin men's hockey team tie the No. 20/19 Minnesota State in its home-opener on Thursday night at the Kohl Center, before winning the exhibition shootout.
Minnesota State (1-1-1) got on the board first, 12:59 into the second period. No one lit the lamp again until freshman forward Tulk tied the game for Wisconsin (2-0-1), 7:17 into the third frame. The game remained tied at one goal apiece throughout regulation and overtime, officially making the final score a 1-1 tie
In the shootout, freshman goaltender Daniel Hauser made four saves and freshman forward Bruno Idžan found the back of the net in the fourth round to give the Badgers the exhibition shootout win.
How it Happened
Despite having two power plays each, neither team scored in the first period.
Minnesota State broke the scoreless tie 12:59 into the second period after Luigi St. Benincasa lit the lamp.
Junior forward Quinn Finley hit the post midway through the second period, but UW wasn't able to convert on any scoring chances to get on the board.
Wisconsin evened the score 7:17 into the third frame after Oliver Tulk redirected home his first NCAA goal.
In the final 12 minutes of regulation, neither team scored as UW killed a late Maverick power play to send the game to overtime tied at one.
No one scored in the extra time, and the game officially ended as a 1-1 tie.
Idžan scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give Wisconsin the exhibition shootout victory. Hauser made four saves in the shootout and 21 throughout regulation and overtime to backstop the Badgers to a tie.
Wisconsin went 0-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. UW finished the contest with a 30-22 advantage in shots on goal.
Notes to know
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Oliver Tulk scored his first NCAA goal tonight
- UW earned its first tie since a 4-4 game vs. Michigan at the Kohl Center on Jan. 25, 2025.
Straight from the rink
Head Coach Mike Hastings
On the Badgers' 3-on-3 play tonight
"There were some good things, but there are some things we definitely need to clean up as far as our shift length in that overtime, so you can turn guys so they don't have to get that worn out."
On Hauser's first game at the Kohl Center
"He's been in big moments before and played an awful lot of meaningful hockey in his junior career. He was good tonight and I thought he played very calm when we needed him."
Freshman forward Oliver Tulk
On the team's mindset tonight
"We were pushing the whole game. We were just waiting for one to go in and we were there the whole game battling. They scored to pull the lead, but nothing changed in our minds. We were just getting ready for ours to go in."
Freshman goaltender Daniel Hauser
On tonight's tie
"I thought we played a great game and it got better and better as it went on. We still have a long way to go, but it's a great way to start off the weekend for sure."
Up Next: The Badgers wrap up their home-opening series against Minnesota State on Friday, Oct. 17. The game starts at 7 p.m. and streams on B1G+. Audio play-by-play can be found on 1310 WIBA as well as on the Badgers app and the Varsity Network app. You can also follow along on X/Twitter and Instagram at @BadgerMHockey.
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