In its first week as the top-ranked team in the country, Wisconsin grabbed five out of six possible points in a tough series in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, Michigan State’s challenging non-conference schedule continued with a split at home against Boston University.
Badgers Notch Five-Point Weekend
Top-ranked Wisconsin rode two goals from Jack Phelan and 24 saves from Daniel Hauser to a 6-0 shutout of No.18 Minnesota on Saturday night, finishing off the series with five points.
The Badgers took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, then exploded for three goals in the second, capped by the first of Phelan’s NCAA career. Phelan enjoyed that so much, he tallied another one seven minutes into the third.
Luke Osburn scored the sixth and final goal of the night on the power play to give him three points (one goal, two assists), while captain Gavin Morrissey also registered three assists. In net, Hauser grabbed his second shutout of the season, raising his save percentage to .973 and lowering his goals against average to a sparkling 0.50.
Wisconsin returns home next weekend to host Ohio State. More from the Badgers.
Spartans Earn Split Against Terriers
After dropping the series opener to No. 13 Boston University on Friday, No. 3 Michigan State bounced back with a 5-0 shutout of the Terriers on Saturday.
Senior Gavin O’Connell scored 32 seconds into the game and that was all freshman Joshua Ravensbergen needed, earning his first career shutout with 25 saves.
Patrick Geary assisted on O’Connell’s goal and another in the second period and Cayden Lindstrom scored for the third consecutive game to lead the Spartans offense the rest of the contest. The recap from East Lansing.
Michigan State travels to South Bend next weekend to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who swept Penn State over the weekend thanks to some overtime heroics from Evan Werner.
See the upcoming schedule.