By Mike Leischner
Wisconsin Badgers
MADISON, WI (WSAU) â The Badger menâs hockey team skated to a 5-5 draw with Notre Dame.
The Badger men trailed 1-0 early before Ty Pelton-Byce closed out the first period with a power play goal to send the teams to the first intermission deadlocked at 1. Cole Caufield and Roman Ahcan each found the back of the net in the second, and Wisconsin led 3-1 after two.
Both teams would then combine for six goals in the final 20 minutes including two tallies from Linus Weissbach and Pelton-Byce to help the Badgers keep pace. Pelton-Byceâs goal came with less than 30 seconds remaining to force an overtime period.
FUTURE WATCH: Holloway named Big Ten s First Star
Oilers 2020 first-round pick has been nearly unstoppable with five goals and 16 assists on an eight-game point streak by Ryan Frankson / EdmontonOilers.com
EDMONTON, AB - Dylan Holloway has kicked it into high gear with Wisconsin.
With two goals and five assists in two Badgers wins over Minnesota this past weekend, the Oilers 2020 first-round draft pick has been named the Big Ten First Star of the Week.
The 14th-overall selection was held off the scoresheet in his first two games back with his NCAA squad following his stint with Team Canada at the World Junior Championship in Edmonton.
By Jim Scott
Feb 7, 2021 9:30 AM
(UW ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS) â The Wisconsin menâs hockey team (13-7-0, 11-5-0 0-1-0 Big Ten) swept into first place in the Big Ten by skating to an 8-1 victory over the second-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-5-0, 11-5-0-0-0-0 Big Ten) in the teamâs final regular-season matchup of the season. Wisconsinâs depth and skill were on full display tonight with six different Badgers notching goals.
The Badgers went on the man advantage just four minutes into the game and quickly get control of the puck in the offensive zone. Dylan Holloway passed across to Cole Caufield who fired a shot at the net. Roman Ahcan tipped the puck past Jack LaFontaine for an early 1-0 lead.