The Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team (4-4-0, 0-0-0 Big Ten) has been off to a great start in the 2018-19 campaign but was left searching for answers against No. 14 North Dakota (4-2-1, 0-0-0-0 NCHC) this past weekend. The No. 16 Badgers fell to the Fighting Hawks in both games of their doubleheader, getting shut out 5–0 Friday and falling 3–2 in an overtime showdown Saturday night.
In the series opener, North Dakota was getting everything they wanted and more, jumping out to an early 1–0 lead on a shot from senior forward Rhett Gardner in just the third minute.