Notre Dame Hockey: Irish Fall to Wisconsin Badgers 2-1 for Series Split

Irish netminder Owen Say recorded 33 saves.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished their series against the University of Wisconsin Badgers Saturday with a 2-1 loss. This followed Notre Dame’s 3-2 OT Friday victory against the Badgers in which the Irish kicked off conference play.

Game Summary (Wisconsin 2-Notre Dame 1)

First Period

The Badgers went after the Irish net from the puck drop and recorded three shots in the first 30 seconds of the game. Early scoring opportunities soon came for the Irish in the form of shots from in front of the goal from Brennan Ali and Blake Biondi less than two minutes in, but the Badgers responded right away and maintained control on offense. Following the period’s halfway point, the two teams notched a penalty each, but both squads failed to capitalize on the power play. By the end of the first, the Badgers more than doubled Notre Dame’s 7 shots with 16 of their own, but the scoreboard showed 0-0 heading into the second.

Second Period

After five and a half minutes of back and forth, Owen Lindmark put the Badgers on the board. Notre Dame’s Ryan Helliwell found the back of the net to tie the game about seven minutes later. Following a penalty on Ali for goaltender interference, Wisconsin’s Simon Tassy scored to reclaim the lead and bring it to 2-1. This time around, the Badgers narrowly outshot the Irish 11-10.

Third Period

The Irish nearly tied things back up when a shot from Danny Nelson went wide, but after an interference penalty on Ali, the Badgers kept control from there. With seconds left, the Irish pulled goaltender Owen Say from the net, but it was not enough to catch up to the Badgers.

Scoring

Wisconsin: Owen Lindmark at 14:26 in the 2nd with assists from Kyle Kukkonen and Weston Knox

Notre Dame: Ryan Helliwell at 07:34 in the 2nd with assists from Cole Knuble and Axel Kumlin

Wisconsin: Simon Tassy at 00:35 in the 2nd with assists from Christian Fitzgerald and Ben Dexheimer

Penalties

Wisconsin: Christian Fitzgerald for interference at 12:38 in the 1st

Notre Dame: Zach Plucinski for indirect contact to the head at 05:17 in the 1st

Wisconsin: Jack Phelan for tripping at 03:58 in the 2nd

Notre Dame: Brennan Ali for goaltender interference at 02:19 in the 2nd

Notre Dame: Justin Janicke for slashing at 12:49 in the 3rd

Notre Dame: Brennan Ali for interference at 07:16 in the 3rd

Wisconsin: Kyle Kukkonen for tripping at 03:21 in the 3rd

Goalies

Notre Dame: Owen Say, 33 saves

Wisconsin: Tommy Scarfone, 22 saves

Moving Forward

The Irish will take on the University of Michigan Wolverines on Friday, November 8 at 6 p.m. in Ann Arbor.

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