MADISON, Wis. – To begin its stretch run of five-straight weekends of Big Ten series to finish off the regular season, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team welcomes the No.10 Michigan Wolverines to the Kohl Center on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24-25.
Friday’s game starts at 7 p.m. and streams on B1G+, while Saturday’s game starts at 7:30 p.m. and airs on the Big Ten Network.
Here’s six quick things to know before tuning in:
Rosters: Wisconsin || Michigan
1 – SCOUTING MICHIGAN: The Wolverines currently own a 14-9-1 record, including an 8-6-0 record (20 points) in Big Ten play. They head into the weekend after splitting a series with then-No. 1 Michigan State winning game one, 3-2, in overtime and losing game two, 4-1.
The Badgers and Wolverines currently sit tied in fourth place as both teams fight for a top-four Big Ten finish to secure home ice for the Big Ten Tournament.
UW and UM each have 20 points through 14 Big Ten games and sit three points behind third-place Ohio State and nine clear of sixth-place Notre Dame. The remaining schedules are similar between the schools,
| Wisconsin’s Remaining Schedule | Michigan’s Remaining Schedule |
| Michigan | at Wisconsin |
| at Minnesota | Penn State |
| Penn State | at/vs. Michigan State |
| at Ohio State | Minnesota |
| Notre Dame | at Ohio State |
Freshman forward Michael Hage leads the roster with 11 goals and 23 points in 21 games played. Graduate student goaltender Logan Stein boasts nine wins in 13 starts, accumulating a .899 save percentage and a 3.00 goals-allowed on average.
The last time the Badgers and Wolverines met came Dec. 13-14, 2024. Wisconsin won the first game, 4-0, before falling, 3-2, in overtime in game two.
2 – WEEKEND OF FIRSTS: The Badgers game against LIU last Friday, Jan. 17, proved to be one full of firsts.
After missing four games while away winning gold with Team USA at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, freshman defenseman Logan Hensler scored his first NCAA goal in the second period on the power play.
TAKE A BOW, HENNY (@LoganHensler)! 👏
First career NCAA goal for the freshman!
🍎: Quinn Finley & Ryland Mosley pic.twitter.com/U3AeoWHRUP
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) January 18, 2025
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