Friday night, the University of Wisconsin Men’s hockey team (14-20-2, 7-15-2-2 Big Ten) entered Value City Arena hoping to continue their recent success and upset No. 10 The Ohio State University Buckeyes (20-11-5, 11-9-4). If the Badgers had managed to pull off the upset, it would have been the second time in two series they found themselves victorious over the Buckeyes.
In a blowout loss Friday night, the Badgers quickly learned — in the blink of an eye — that you can go from winning four games in a row and five of the last six to losing 1–9 in your first playoff game on the road.