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2022 Big Ten hockey tournament bracket announced

First up for Notre Dame will be a date with Wisconsin…

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten announced on Saturday the bracket for the 2022 Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament, with Big Ten Champion Minnesota collecting the top seed after earning its fifth Big Ten title and the program’s first since 2017. The 2022 Big Ten Tournament will feature a three-weekend format with all games taking place on the campus of the higher-seeded teams.

The tournament will open March 4-6 with three best-of-three quarterfinal series, as No. 2 seed Michigan will host No. 7 seed Michigan State, No. 3 seed Notre Dame will entertain No. 6 seed Wisconsin and No. 4 seed Ohio State will host No. 5 seed Penn State. The Nittany Lions and Badgers tied for fifth place in the final standings, but Penn State claimed the No. 5 seed due to its 3-1-0 record against Wisconsin.

As the top-seeded team, Minnesota will have a bye to the single-elimination semifinals, which are scheduled for March 12. The highest-seeded team advancing from the quarterfinals will host the second-highest advancing seed, while the lowest-seeded advancing team will play at Minnesota.

The highest-seeded team remaining after the semifinals will host a championship game scheduled for the weekend of March 19.

Michigan’s quarterfinal matchup will air on FS2 and Bally Sports Detroit, while the other quarterfinal matchups will be available on B1G+.

The quarterfinal schedule can be found below, while the complete tournament bracket can be found in the image above.

2022 BIG TEN HOCKEY TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS
March 4-6 | Best-of-three series

#7 MICHIGAN STATE AT #2 MICHIGAN
Game 1:  Friday, March 4 – 7 p.m. ET on FS2
Game 2:  Saturday, March 5 – 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Detroit
Game 3:  Sunday, March 6 (if necessary) – 7 p.m. ET on FS2

#6 WISCONSIN AT #3 NOTRE DAME
Game 1:  Friday, March 4
Game 2:  Saturday, March 5
Game 3:  Sunday, March 6 (if necessary)

#5 PENN STATE AT #4 OHIO STATE
Game 1:  Friday, March 4
Game 2:  Saturday, March 5
Game 3:  Sunday, March 6 (if necessary)

Late goal gives Notre Dame season sweep of No. 2 Michigan

4-0 vs. Michigan for the year!

Could senior day get any better than by beating one of your biggest rivals with a late goal?  Maybe only if that rival was ranked No. 1 in the nation instead of No. 2.

No. 8 Notre Dame earned a 2-1 victory over No. 2 Michigan on Saturday night and in the process, wrapped up a season sweep of the Wolverines.

Trevor Janicke put home a rebound with just over three minutes left in Saturday’s game that gave the Irish a 2-1 lead and was ultimately the game-winner.

Notre Dame got on the board first as with a one-timer from Justin Janicke to Hunter Strand with 7;12 to play in the second period.  Michigan answered just a minute later thanks to a Matty Beniers power-play goal.

Matthew Galadja was outstanding between the pipes for the Irish as he turned away 31 of 32 Michigan shots which helped the Irish overcome an 0-6 night on the power play.

With the win Notre Dame became the only Big Ten team to not suffer a loss to Michigan this season. Notre Dame will now enter the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 3.  The Irish will play host to a best-of-three quarterfinal series next weekend at Compton Family Ice Arena on March 4-6.

No. 8 Notre Dame beats No. 2 Michigan…again

Never a bad day to beat Michigan. Do it again tonight?

SOUTH BEND, Ind.  – The No. 8/9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish opened the final series of the regular season with a resounding 4-1 victory over the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines on Friday night inside Compton Family Ice Arena (4,775).

With the win, the Irish clinched the third seed in the Big Ten standings with one regular-season game remaining and improved to 24-9-0 on the year. Notre Dame improved to 3-0-0 against the Wolverines this season.

Graduate student Matthew Galajda made 28 saves on the night, while Graham Slaggert, Jesse Lansdell, Jack Adams and Spencer Stastney scored for the Irish. Trevor Janicke and Nick Leivermann each added a pair of assists.

Special teams proved pivotal, with Lansdell scoring on a five-minute power-play chance. Notre Dame also held  Michigan to a 0-for-4 mark on the advantage.

Erik Portillo recorded 24 saves in goal for Michigan (25-8-1).

How It Happened

Cam Burke had an attempt down low two minutes into the first period but Wolverine goaltender Erik Portillo made the stop. Then Michigan struck first 24 seconds later when Johnny Beecher won an offensive zone face-off to Mackie Samoskevich, who found Nick Blankenburg across the slot for a one-timer.

Graham Slaggert tied it up at 8:45 of the first when he put a rebound back into an open net after Trevor Janicke forced Portillo into an awkward save with a tip of a Nick Leivermann point shot.

The Irish nearly took the lead with 21.4 second left in the first when Landon Slaggert finished off a nice passing sequence from Graham Slaggert and Trevor Janicke but his shot clanged off the post after getting by Portillo’s blocker.

Notre Dame opened the second period on a five-minute power play after the referees assessed Beecher with a five minute major and a game misconduct stemming from the final faceoff of the first period.

The Irish then generated a lot of chances on that ensuing chance, with Jesse Lansdell finally forcing one over the goal line at the three minute mark after a Trevor Janicke forecheck caused some turmoil behind the Michigan net. Cam Burke had the second assist on the power-play goal. Landon Slaggert and Max Ellis also had great looks on the following power-play chance but were denied by Portillo.

Jack Adams pushed the lead to 3-1 with 5:04 left in the second, knocking home a rebound in front after Leivermann made a nice move into the slot and forced Portillo into a save. Chase Blackmun had the second assist, his 13th of the season.

Spencer Stastney was whistled for interference at 16:19 of the second, but the Irish killed the penalty.

After Max Ellis was denied on the breakaway, Graham Slaggert was handed a two-minute minor at 19:11 and Notre Dam also killed off that chance to end the second and start the third.

Notre Dame controlled play for much of the third, highlighted by another Ellis chance midway through the third when he was again all alone versus Portillo.

Galajda made one of his best stops with 8:35 remaining, getting his pad on Nick Blankenburg’s attempt from in close.

The Wolverines threatened down the stretch with both Ellis and Landon Slaggert in the box and Portillo pulled for the extra attacker but then Spencer Stastney sealed the win when he was pulled down on a breakaway and awarded a goal – his seventh of the season.

Notes

  • Spencer Stastney blocked a game-high six shots.
  • With the goal, Stastney now has 16 points (5-11-16) in Notre Dame’s 16 games since Jan. 1.
  • The win was the 74th of Matthew Galajda’s career to move into sole possession of  13th-place on the all-time career wins list (NCAA DI men).
  • Notre Dame is now 21-1-0 when scoring at least three goals this season.
  • Trevor Janicke posted two assists for his eighth multipoint game of the season and 10th of his career.
  • Nick Leivermann had a pair of assists for his seventh multipoint game this season and the 12th of his career.

Next Up

  • Notre Dame closes out the regular season against the Wolverines at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday night at the Compton Family Ice Arena (tickets).
  • Saturday’s Irish Wear Green game will feature a postgame ceremony to honor the program’s graduating seniors/graduate students.
  • The game will be available on Peacock. 

Notre Dame welcomes Michigan to conclude regular season

Go Irish. Beat Skunkbears.

The following preview is courtesy of Notre Dame athletics:

WHO: #9/8 Notre Dame (23-9-0, 15-7-0-5-1-0 B1G) vs. #2/2 Michigan (25-7-1, 16-6-0-0-3-0 B1G)
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. ET // Saturday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. ET
WHERE: Compton Family Ice Arena
WATCH: Peacock
LISTEN: 94.3 FM | UND.com
NOTES (PDF)

SETTING THE STAGE

  • No. 8/9 Notre Dame will close out the regular season at home this weekend against No. 2/2 Michigan on Feb. 25-26.
  • With a single point in the series against the Wolverines, the Irish would lock up the third seed in the upcoming Big Ten tournament, while Michigan will be looking to clinch the regular-season championship.
  • Notre Dame is coming off a road series sweep of Michigan State, taking game one 2-1 (Feb. 18) and game two 4-2 (Feb. 19).
  • Graduate student goaltender Matthew Galajda stopped 63 of the 66 shots he faced against the Spartans over the weekend for an impressive .955 save percentage to go along with a 1.50 goals against average en route to being named the Big Ten’s Second Star of the Week (Feb. 22).
  • Notre Dame ranks fourth in the country with 23 wins (23-9-0), trailing only Minnesota State (29-5-0), Quinnipiac (27-4-3) and Michigan (25-7-1).
  • The Fighting Irish are 13-5-0 at home this season and 16-1-0 when scoring first.
  • Freshman forward Hunter Strand has a career-long, three-game point streak (2-2-4) and he has six points over Notre Dame’s last six games (3-3-6).
  • Max Ellis leads the Irish with a career-best 28 points on a team-high 16 goals and 12 assists.
  • Since returning from break on Jan. 1, Spencer Stastney has four goals and 11 assists for 15 points in 15 games and he has at least one point in 11 of the 15 games.
  • Stastney has a career-high 24 points on six goals and 18 assists.
  • Notre Dame is 6-2-0 in overtime this season, with the OT game-winning goals coming from Cam Burke (at Michigan Tech), Ryder Rolston (at Michigan), Max Ellis (at Michigan and at Penn State), Spencer Stastney (at Ohio State) and Landon Slaggert (vs. Minnesota).
  • Notre Dame has made each of the last five NCAA Tournaments, the longest streak in program history, and eight of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments overall.
  • The five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances is the second-longest active streak in the NCAA, trailing only Minnesota Duluth (6), with Minnesota State (3) and St Cloud State (3) tied for third.

NEXT – SENIOR NIGHT

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Watch: Chase Claypool roasts the Calgary Flames

L-I-V-I-N!

I didn’t get out of bed this Friday morning thinking I’d be writing a headline that included the Calgary Flames but here we are.  Welcome to February, I suppose?

Chase Claypool, a former Notre Dame star and current Pittsburgh Steelers standout, was back home in British Columbia, Canada and took in his hometown Vancouver Canucks last night.  During the game Claypool was shown on the video board where he quickly chugged his beverage.

Later in the game Claypool was interviewed very briefly on the video board and roasted the Calgary Flames, who the Canucks happened to be dominating at the time.

For whatever its worth the Canucks wound up closing up the game a 7-1 winner over Calgary.

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Notre Dame hockey sweeps Michigan State

Another road victory…

EAST LANSING, Mich.  – Jack Adams and Justin Janicke put No. 11 Notre Dame in front 2-0 after the first period of play and the Irish went on to post a 4-2 win over Michigan State on Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena to sweep the weekend series.

Adams and Janicke finished with a goal and an assist apiece, as did defenseman Spencer Stastney. Chase Blackmun also scored for the Irish, while Matthew Galajda made 27 saves to earn the win.

“We played playoff hockey this weekend,” Stastney said after the win. “It was a real gritty weekend, low scoring games so we were getting pucks deep, not making mistakes and getting ready for playoffs. They [Hunter Strand, Jack Adams and Justin Janicke] are all great character guys and great players. When they are scoring it is exciting and great for our team moving forward.”

Notre Dame improved to 23-9-0 with the win (15-7-0-5-1-0 B1G).

Drew DeRidder made 27 saves for Michigan State (11-20-1, 5-17-0-1-0-0 B1G).

The Irish were 0-for-2 on the power play, while Michigan State was 1-for-5.

How It Happened

Just over six minutes into the first period, Jack Adams tested DeRidder with a chance from the far boards but the Spartan goaltender got a blocker on it. Spencer Stastney eventually controlled the puck in the neutral zone following that chance and sent Adams back in along the far boards but this time Adams drove towards the net and connected a pass to Justin Janicke in front for the tap in goal and 1-0 Irish lead at 6:30.

The Janicke-Strand-Adams line went back to work to increase the Irish lead to 2-0 at 17:49 of the first. Strand carried the puck into the offensive zone and centered a pass to Janicke, who was able to get it to the front of the net where Adams sent it low past DeRidder for his third goal of the season.

Four minutes into the second while on the penalty kill, Matthew Galajda made a big save on Erik Middendorf from in close and then Adam Karashik blocked Josh Nodler’s follow up to keep the Spartans off the board.

Michigan State was then called for a penalty and on the ensuing 4-on-4, Chase Blackmun took a Jesse Lansdell feed as he cut in from the point and fired a wrist shot past DeRidder for his second goal of the season and a 3-0 lead at 5:19. Freshman defenseman Ryan Helliwell had the second assist on the play marking his first career point.

Michigan State got on the board at 12:23 of the second when Jeremy Davidson converted from just outside the crease to make it a 3-1 game.

The Irish took back the three-goal lead at 13:31 of the second when Stastney sent a shot from the point through a screen in front provided by Max Ellis and Solag Bakich. Jake Pivonka and Ellis had the assists on Stastney’s career-high sixth goal of the season.

Both teams had chances in the third but were stymied by Galajda and DeRidder.

Ryder Rolston had a partial breakaway with five minutes left that was turned aside. Then with seven seconds left in the third the Spartans scored a power-play goal for the final 4-2 scoreline.

Galajda was called on to make 11 stops in the final frame.

Notes

  • With a goal and an assist, Jack Adams posted his second multi-point game this season.
  • With a goal and an assist, Justin Janicke posted his second multi-point game this season.
  • With an assist, Hunter Strand extended his point streak to a career-long three games (2-2-4).
  • With a goal and an assist, Spencer Stastney posted his fifth multi-point game of the season and the 10th of his career.
  • Stastney’s goal was his sixth of the season, marking a career-high total and he now has 15 points (4-11-15) in Notre Dame’s 15 games since Jan. 15.
  • With an assist on Chase Blackmun’s goal, Ryan Helliwell posted his first career point.
  • The win was the 73rd of Matthew Galajda’s career and he moved into a tie for 13th all-time (NCAA DI men).
  • Notre Dame is now 16-1-0 when scoring first this season.

Next Up

  • Notre Dame closes out the regular-season next weekend by playing host to top-ranked Michigan (tickets).
  • Both the Friday, Feb. 25 (7:30 p.m.) and Saturday, Feb. 26 (6 p.m.) games will be available on Peacock.
  • Saturday’s Irish Wear Green game will feature a post-game ceremony to honor the program’s graduating seniors/graduate students.

No. 11 Notre Dame hockey gets win at Michigan State

Always feels good to beat Michigan State…in anything.

Notre Dame’s hockey team won their series opener Friday night at Michigan State.  Below is the game release courtesy of Notre Dame athletics:

EAST LANSING, Mich.  – Landon Slaggert scored early in the third period to break a 1-1 tie and Matthew Galajda finished with 36 saves as 11th-ranked Notre Dame defeated Michigan State 2-1 on Friday night at Munn Ice Arena (5,635).

Hunter Strand also scored for Notre Dame (21-9-0, 14-7-0-5-1-0), while Nick Leivermann finished with a pair of assists.

Pierce Charleson had 20 saves for Michigan State (11-19-1, 5-16-0-1-0-0 B1G).

The Irish and Spartans were each 1-for-3 on the power play.

How It Happened

Spencer Stastney had Notre Dame’s best chance in the first period when he finished off a three-on-two rush by blowing by a Spartan defenseman, but his wrister went off the post to keep it a 0-0 game with just over 13 minutes left in the opening frame.

After Matthew Galajda made two point blank stops on the penalty kill, Michigan State’s Erik Middendorf was able to get a one-timer past the Irish goaltender with 11 seconds remaining on the power-play chance to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead they would take to the locker room after 20 minutes of play.

Hunter Strand got the Irish on the board at 5:13 of the second period when he fired a wrist shot from the faceoff dot that beat Charleson at the far side. Nick Leivermann and Graham Slaggert provided the assists with passes along the blue line.

Justin Janicke almost gave the Irish the lead with 5:30 left in the second after he was set up in the high slot by Jack Adams, but Charleson got a shoulder on the shot to fight it off.

The score remained 1-1 after two periods of play.

Landon Slaggert put the Irish in front, 2-1, at 4:23 of the third period when he tipped in a blocked Hunter Strand shot in front just after a Notre Dame power-play chance expired. Leivermann added the other assist on the play, his second assist of the night.

Just after the go-ahead goal, the Irish put together a solid penalty kill to keep it a 2-1 game.

With 3:57 left in the third Trevor Janicke’s one-timer was denied at the back post and his follow up tip-in was ruled a high stick. There was then a scuffle in front, with Graham Slaggert and Michigan State’s Cole Krygier assessed game disqualifications for fighting after a video review.

Notre Dame then limited any chances down the stretch to secure the win.

Notes

  • Graduate student Adam Karashik skated in his 150th career game.
  • With a goal and an assist, Hunter Strand posted his first career multi-point game.
  • Nick Leivermann returned to the Irish lineup after missing six games with an injury and registered a pair of assists for his fourth multi-point game of the season and the 11th of his career.
  • The win was the 72nd of Matthew Galajda’s career and he moved into a tie for 17th all-time (NCAA DI men).

Next Up

  • Notre Dame and Michigan State close out their regular-season series at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena (Big Ten Plus)

Canada gets its revenge against Team USA with dominant Olympic women’s hockey gold medal win

Canada gets its gold after besting the United States 3-2.

The United States’s bid for repeat women’s hockey gold medals at the Olympics is over.

On Thursday, Canada bested the United States — and got their long-awaited revenge — in the women’s hockey gold medal match 3-2 at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Coming into the tournament final, Canada had dominated the competition, outscoring opponents 54-8 and going fully undefeated en route to their fifth Olympic gold since 2002.

Sarah Nurse kicked off the scoring for Canada eight minutes into the game on a gorgeous set play off a face-off and the team never looked back, taking a 3-0 lead midway through the game. Hilary Knight opened the scoring for the United States in the final few minutes of the second on a great penalty kill effort, but outside of Amanda Kessel’s last-second tally in the final seconds of the game, Team USA could not find the equalizer.

Canadian legend — and perpetual thorn in the side of Americans for years — Marie-Philip Poulin was a major deciding factor in this one, scoring two goals en route to her third Olympic gold. Also making major strides at these Games was Nurse, who broke the Olympic record for most points in a single tournament (18).

Though there’s no shame in winning silver at these Olympic games, it’s a tough pill to swallow for Team USA against their bitter rivals. This Canadian team is the most dominant we’ve seen in years, but it did not feel like the United States was coached to their full potential, between the benching of key defensive players and having an abysmal power play percentage with such talent on their roster.

Here’s how the hockey world reacted to yet another intense gold medal bout between the United States and Canada.

Irish win to split series at Wisconsin

Nice win to close the weekend for the Irish

MADISON, Wis.  – The 11th-ranked Notre Dame hockey team rebounded with a 3-2 win over Wisconsin on Sunday night to split the weekend series with the Badgers at the Kohl Center.

Notre Dame never trailed, with Jesse Lansdell’s first period power-play goal giving Notre Dame a 1-0 lead, while Matthew Galajda made 30 saves in the win.

Hunter Strand and Trevor Janicke also scored for Notre Dame (21-9-0, 13-7-0-5-1-0 B1G).

Jared Moe finished with 31 saves for Wisconsin (9-20-3, 6-15-1-1-2-0).

Notre Dame was 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Badgers were 1-for-4.

How It Happened

Jesse Lansdell gave the Irish the early lead, scoring a power-play goal at 2:02 of the first period when he beat Moe from in close through the five hole, with assists going to Trevor Janicke and Spencer Stastney.

Notre Dame then turned around and killed a Badger power-play chance to maintain the lead.

Galajda made a pair of point blank saves just past the nine minute mark of the first to deny Mathieu De St. Phalle and keep the Irish in front.

Galajda made 15 saves in the opening 20 minutes as the Irish held onto the 1-0 lead after the first period of play.

The Irish opened the second with a couple of scoring chances, including Landon Slaggert and Trevor Janicke testing Moe on back-to-back shots just over three minutes into the period.

Notre Dame was able to extend the lead at 13:23 of the second when Hunter Strand notched his sixth of the season, with linemates Justin Janicke and Jack Adams earning the assists. The trio cycled down low, with Strand firing a low wrister snipe from the faceoff dot.

Max Ellis nearly made it 3-0 at 11:47 but his shorthanded breakaway attempt was denied by Moe.

Wisconsin made it a 2-1 game with a power-play goal at 3:23 and that is where the score would stand after two periods of play.

Cam Burke took a quick Grant Silianoff pass to break into the offensive zone and sent a wrister off the crossbar at 5:34 of the third.

Trevor Janicke got a piece of a Jake Boltmann blast from the point and redirected it low past Moe for his 12th goal of the season at 12:16 of the third to push the lead to 3-1, with the second assist going to Jake Pivonka.

Just after the Janicke goal, the Irish went back to work on the penalty kill, with the best scoring chance coming when Graham Slaggert’s cross-crease pass nearly set up Landon Slaggert at the back post but the pick skipped over his stick.

But Wisconsin got back to within one when Zach Urdahl made it a 3-2 game at 7:07 of the third.

The Irish limited any Badger chances from there on out and with 1:31 left in the third Wisconsin’s Roman Ahcan was whistled for a five minute major and a game misconduct after a high elbow in front of the benches.

The Irish held possession for the rest of the way to earn the win.

Notes

  • With a goal and an assist, Trevor Janicke posted his sixth multi-point game of the season and the 10th of his career.
  • Notre Dame is now 15-1-0 when scoring first this season.
  • The Irish are also 19-0-0 when scoring at least three goals this season.
  • The win was the 71st of Matthew Galajda’s career to move into a tie for 18th all-time (NCAA DI men).

Next Up

  • Notre Dame is back on the road next weekend with a two-game set at Michigan State on Friday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 19.
  • Both games are slated for Big Ten Plus.

Notre Dame falls in opener at Wisconsin

Go get em tomorrow…

MADISON, Wis.  – The 11th-ranked Fighting Irish couldn’t overcome a three-goal deficit despite outshooting the Badgers 41-15, falling to Wisconsin 5-3 on Saturday night at the Kohl Center (9,228).

Wisconsin goaltender Jared Moe made 38 saves to earn the win, including 18 saves in the first period when Notre Dame had a 19-5 advantage in shots on goal but trailed 3-1.

Ryder Rolston, Solag Bakich and Grant Silianoff scored for the Irish, with Bakich adding an assist for a two-point night. Chase Blackmun had a pair of assists.

Bakich’s goal came with 2:30 left in the third to make it a 4-2 game and then Silianoff made it 4-3 with 1:02 left in the third. But Wisconsin added an emty net tally to seal the win.Notre Dame was 0-for-2 on the power play, but held Wisconsin to an 0-for-3 mark with the man advantage.

Ryan Bischel (2) and Matthew Galajda combined for 10 saves on the night.

How It Happened

The Irish dominated the opening of the first period, controlling the play in the offensive zone for the game’s first seven minutes, but Rowe made 10 saves in that time frame to keep it scoreless.

Mathieu De St. Phalle scored on Wisconsin’s first shot on goal at the 11:53 mark with a snapshot through a screen to make it a 1-0 game.

With two minutes left in the first, Ryder Rolston slammed home his 10th goal of the year at the back post after Charlie Raith found him with a cross-ice pass, with Solag Bakich also earning an assist on the play – which kicked off an eventful stretch that included two Notre Dame breakaways and two Wisconsin goals.

Just after the Rolston goal, Max Ellis had a breakaway chance but he hit the crossbar. The play was later reviewed but the no goal call in the ice stood.

Then at the other end Ryder Donovan found the back of the net, just 23 seconds after the Rolston goal.

Anthony Kehrer pushed it to a 3-1 Wisconsin lead at 19:18 with his first of the year.

Landon Slggert created another turnover at the defensive blue line and saw his breakaway attempt turned aside by Rowe, but he was hooked on the play as time expired.

Notre Dame opened the second on the power play but couldn’t get another one past Moe.

Wisconsin’s first shot on goal of the second period came at the 10:58 mark, with Matthew Galajda there to make the save after starting the second in place of Bischel.

Ellis had another great chance at the 13:00 minute mark of  the second but Moe continued his run. Then Josh Ess pushed the Badger lead to 4-1 just after that chance by Ellis.

The Irish killed off another Wisconsin power play near the end of the second and trailed 4-1 after 40 minutes of play.

Six minutes into the third, Trevor Janicke blasted a one-timer from a Graham Slaggert drop pass that beat Rowe but rang off the post.

Midway through the third, Landon Slaggert, Spencer Stastney and Jesse Lansdell had looks on the power play but Moe made the stops.

With 2:30 left in the third, Solag Bakich went to the net and forced a rebound over the goal line to make it a 4-2 game.

Then Silianoff stepped into a one timer to cut the lead to 4-3, but Jack Gorniak added an empty netter at 19:34 to seal the win.

Notes

  • With a goal and an assist, Solag Bakich posted his fourth multi-point game of the season and of his career.

  • WIth a pair of assists, Chase Blackmun had his second two-assist game in an Irish uniform.

  • Notre Dame is now 7-4-0 on the road this season.

  • Boasting the NCAA’s top penalty kill, the Irish improved to 99-for-106 on the year (.934).

Next Up

  • Notre Dame and Wisconsin close out their regular-season series at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday night at the Kohl Center (BTN Plus).