Despite a valiant effort against the visiting No. 3 The Ohio State Buckeyes (19-5-4, 12-3-3-2 Big Ten), the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team (9-14-5, 5-8-5-2) was swept at the Kohl Center over the weekend.
A Friday night overtime thriller saw the Buckeyes emerge victorious with a 2–1 win. The loss seemingly crushed the Badgers confidence in advance of Saturday’s matchup as they were thoroughly outplayed in a 4–1 loss.
The first matchup was a bruiser. Both teams came out slow and methodical to open the first period and were unable to find any offensive rhythm.
Out of frustration, things got chippy.