MADISON, Wis. – Despite owning a 2-0 lead midway through the second period, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team fell, 3-2, to the No. 3 Minnesota Golden Gophers on Friday night at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin (2-7-0, 1-4-0 Big Ten) lit the lamp first 13:44 into the first period on a power-play goal from Quinn Finley. UW’s Kyle Kukkonen extended the Badger’s lead 1:21 into the second period. Minnesota (8-1-0, 3-0-0 Big Ten) scored two goals in the second period, one short-handed and one on the power play, to send the game into the third period tied at three. Luke Snuggerud’s second goal of the night with 7:15 remaining in the contest gave Minnesota a 3-2 victory.
How it Happened
Sophomore forward Finley got the Badgers on the board first 13:44 into the first period on the power play. Junior defenseman Ben Dexheimer passed from the middle of the blue line to freshman forward Gavin Morrissey at the top of the left circle. Morrissey skated toward the net and made a pass across the zone to Finley, who sunk a one-timer home for his sixth goal of the season.
It’s Quinn Finley’s (@QuinnFinley2) world, we’re just living in it 😤
🍎: Gavin Morrissey & Ben Dexheimer pic.twitter.com/lTmWUZKGGR
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) November 9, 2024
Kyle Kukkonen doubled the Badgers’ lead 1:21 into the second period. Graduate student defenseman Anthony Kehrer intercepted a Gopher pass in mid-air and gloved the puck down to the ice before passing to Kukkonen…
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