Badgers in the NHL: Caufield scores 30th goal of the season
March 05, 2025 | Men's Hockey, NHL Badgers
Former Badger teammate Holloway posts his first 20-goal season
MADISON, Wis. – After lighting the lamp against Buffalo on March 3, Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield reached the 30-goal mark on the season, becoming the seventh Badger in history to reach the milestone.
rock and cole 🤘
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 4, 2025
#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/lORth72Qhi
The other six Badgers to score 30 goals in a single NHL season include Tony Granato, Dany Heatley, Mark Johnson, Scott Mellanby, Brian Mullen and Joe Pavelski.
With goals in four of his last five games, @colecaufield hit 30 goals for the first time.
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) March 4, 2025
He's the seventh Badger to hit the mark in the NHL and puts him in some pretty good company#BadgersintheBigs pic.twitter.com/8T4TvDd73w
Caufield also recently tallied his 200th NHL point, becoming the fastest Canadiens player in 30 years to reach the mark.
200 points pour Cole, le joueur des Canadiens à atteindre le plus rapidement ce plateau dans les 30 dernières années!
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 26, 2025
200 NHL points for Cole, the fastest Hab to reach this milestone in 30 years! #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/H5makc7fAP
In 61 games played this season, the forward is tied for ninth in the NHL with 30 goals and ranks second on the Montreal roster with 55 points.
Dylan Holloway, a forward on the St. Louis Blues, continued his hot season by reaching the 20-goal milestone for the first time, making him the 18th Badger to reach the mark.
Goals in four of his last five games got Dylan Holloway to his first 20-goal season. That makes him the 18th Badger in school history to reach the 20-goal mark in the NHL.#BadgersintheBigs pic.twitter.com/l0TWBT4pGc
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) March 3, 2025
Holloway has 20 goals and 46 points in 62 games played this season, ranking him second in goals and third in points on the Blues' roster.
the goalie had no chance. pic.twitter.com/jXPRlqTa9v
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) March 3, 2025
Ryan Suter, the other former Badger on the St. Louis Blues, has one goal and 11 points in 62 games played. The defenseman recently reached the 1,500 games played milestone and was honored with a pre-game ceremony in St. Louis on Feb. 23.
20 seasons. 1,501 games.
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) February 23, 2025
Only one Ryan Suter. pic.twitter.com/5TxXSYmUDV
1,500 game milestones don't come around often, but when they do, they're worth celebrating.
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) February 24, 2025
Congrats Ryan Suter! pic.twitter.com/6b9bGqh1AY
After being signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets as a free agent in November, forward Joseph LaBate made his NHL season debut on Feb. 22, playing in his first major league game since March 28, 2017. The forward has played in 17 total NHL games since 2016: 13 in 2016-17 with the Vancouver Canucks and four with the Blue Jackets this year, including participating in an outdoor game with Columbus as part of the 2025 NHL Stadium Series at Ohio Stadium on March 1.
LaBate tallied his first NHL point on Feb. 27 with an assist in the Blue Jackets' 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
FIRST @NHL POINT ALERT‼️
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) February 28, 2025
Congrats, LaBate! pic.twitter.com/May0Gf536n
The forward has played 438 games in the AHL since 2014, racking up 69 goals and 146 points. In 33 games played for the Cleveland Monsters this year, he has six goals and 13 points.
Two tallies from Joseph LaBate in the first frame. @monstershockey | #CLEvsWBS pic.twitter.com/aj7Mnv06aH
— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) February 8, 2025
LaBate is the 13th Badger to play in the NHL this season.
Chicago Blackhawks forward Craig Smith has eight goals and 15 points in 39 games played this year, tallying his first goal of 2025 on Feb. 8 against St. Louis after spending the majority of the new year on injured reserve.
scoring in the Winter Classic jerseys 😍 pic.twitter.com/CC6zZzzkQn
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) February 9, 2025
Defenseman Ty Emberson has 10 assists in 58 games played this season for the Edmonton Oilers, tying his career high in points set in his first NHL season last year. His last assist came on Feb. 22 in the Oilers' 6-3 loss to Philadelphia.
Klingberg's first #Oilers goal 🚨 #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/toAsKgqlyX
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) February 22, 2025
Emberson is now joined by forward Trent Frederic, who was dealt to Edmonton from the Boston Bruins this week in the lead up to the NHL trade deadline.
Trent Frederic joining fellow Badger Ty Emberson in Edmonton#BadgersintheBigs https://t.co/pRfXI7IOSP
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) March 5, 2025
Defenseman Jake McCabe has two goals and 17 points in 52 games played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, including recording a goal and an assist in the Leafs' 5-2 win in Chicago on Feb. 23.
CABER CLAPPER 💥 pic.twitter.com/5iztf3ub55
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) February 24, 2025
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh has found some offensive success as of late, tallying one goal and four assists in his last nine games to total two goals and 19 points in 60 games played. He is currently tied for the league lead in plus-minus with a plus-35 rating.
Short-handed goal for Tampa Bay!
— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) February 24, 2025
Scored by Brandon Hagel with 10:33 remaining in the 2nd period.
Assisted by Ryan McDonagh and Emil Lilleberg.
Tampa Bay: 1
Seattle: 0#SEAvsTBL #GoBolts #SeaKraken pic.twitter.com/IEOY2LqtTI
Former Badgers in the pros have also been doing well at the AHL and ECHL levels.
Mathieu De St. Phalle made his AHL season debut with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Feb. 22 after spending the majority of the year in the ECHL with the Wheeling Nailers. In 47 games played for the Nailers, the forward has 17 goals and ranks second on the team with 44 points.
DSP makes his season debut
— Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (@WBSPenguins) February 22, 2025
Watch all the action on AHLTV on FloHockey: https://t.co/CrNDVVHuPj pic.twitter.com/NUwv773Imo
Ryan Wagner, a forward on the Rapid City Rush, continues to lead the roster with 22 goals and 54 points in 54 games played this year.
WAGNER WITH THE SHORTY WITH LESS THAN 2 MINUTES TO GO IN THE GAME! pic.twitter.com/0dMB8qXOCJ
— Rapid City Rush (@RapidCityRush) February 23, 2025
Toledo Walleye forward Carson Bantle has 20 goals and 28 points in 38 ECHL games played this year, tallying 10 points in his last eight games.
put bants in front of the net, he is going to score
— Toledo Walleye (@ToledoWalleye) February 23, 2025
(i've definitely said this before but I feel like it needs to be said again) https://t.co/nxsO3ywuij pic.twitter.com/5k44WZUbV6
Forward David Silye has six goals and 14 points in 50 games with the AHL's Calgary Wranglers, recording his first career shorthanded goal on Feb. 15.
oh sooo good 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/q8CHFITZVG
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) February 15, 2025
Goaltender Kyle McClellan has 12 wins in 26 games played for the Iowa Heartlanders, accumulating a 2.65 goals-allowed on average and a .896 save percentage. On Feb. 2, McClellan posted a 25-save shutout against the Cincinnati Cyclones, the second of his career.
BIG SAVE FROM KYLE MCCLELLAN pic.twitter.com/Mp9Pt2Z8Nr
— Iowa Heartlanders (@GoHeartlanders) February 9, 2025
