The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team (14-19-4, 8-13-3 Big Ten) dropped the first two games 5-6 and 4-7 in their three-game series to Michigan (20-13-3, 11-10-3 Big Ten) over the weekend, eliminating them from the Big Ten Tournament and effectively ending their season.
The first game Friday was close, as the Badgers started out hot with a 3-1 lead in the first period with goals by Tyler Inamato, Matthew Freytag and Ryan Wagner. Michigan battled back, however, scoring on four straight power plays to give the Wolverines a 5-3 lead in the second period. But Wisconsin wouldn’t quit, tying the game up 5-5 with goals by Linus Weissbach and Wagner again until Michigan’s Tony Calderone hit his fourth goal and the game-winner with 11:07 left to defeat Wisconsin 6-5 and take the first game of the series.