The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team accomplished something that only four other teams in UW history have — they have swept the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Mariucci Arena.
The No. 14 Badgers (7-1-0, 2-0-0 Big Ten) won by scores of 5–2 and 3–2 over the then-No.1 Golden Gophers (3-3-0, 0-2-0 Big Ten) to continue their hot start.
With the wins, they moved into the top five in the United States College Hockey Online poll that was released on Monday. Here is how it all went down.
Game 1: Wisconsin 5, Minnesota 2
The beginning of the game was not at all indicative of how the weekend would go for the Badgers.