Disclaimer: This article has been written and submitted by Taylor Valentine, who will help cover Badgers hockey.
There was little reason for concern going into the weekend for the No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers.
Comfortably sitting in second place in the B1G with first-place Michigan State idle, the recipe was simple: sweep last-place Ohio State, who entered the series with just one conference win, and overtake the Spartans for first place. Let’s just say the Badgers didn’t follow the cookbook.
Ohio State (11-15-4 overall, 3-15-2 B1G) was up to the challenge and swept Wisconsin (22-8-2 overall, 13-6-1 B1G) right out of Value City Arena, winning 3-2 in overtime Friday night before overwhelming the Badgers 3-1 on Saturday.