This weekend, the No. 7 University of Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team (14-8-0, 12-6-0 Big Ten) traveled to Ann Arbor to face the No. 8 University of Michigan Wolverines (11-7-0, 9-7-0).
Saturday, the Badgers fell to Michigan 5-1 behind Michigan’s four second period goals and 29 saves from goalie Erik Portillo, keeping the high powered Wisconsin offense of Cole Caufield, Dylan Holloway and Linus Weissbach pointless.
Wisconsin took a quick 1-0 lead in the first period, keeping their momentum from their four-game winning streak and last weekend’s sweep of Minnesota alive, but they were unable to keep the offensive firepower going for the rest of the game.