Hockey Day Minnesota continues on as the Minnesota Gophers took to the ice against the Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center in Madison. The Gophers came out looking pretty good in the game, but a big 2nd period by the Badgers would doom the Gophers who would fall to the rival Badgers <final score>.
Will Johnson would start the scoring for the Badgers, his 7th goal on the season about midway through the 1st period. Johnson was able to streak into the Gophers zone and get around the defenders in the left circle. Eric Schierhorn would drop to cover the low angle and Johnson deked around him with a nice move to deposit the puck in the Gophers net.