(UW ATHLETICS) MADISON – No. 18 Wisconsin’s newcomers shone bright as the Badger men’s hockey team posted a 6-0 exhibition shutout victory against the U.S. Under-18 Team on Thursday night at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin (2-0-0) opened the scoring 2:21 into the first period after freshman forward Bruno Idžan found the back of the net. Just over two minutes later, at 3:42 into the frame, junior forward Quinn Finley lit the lamp, and he tallied again on the power play at 9:27 into the first. The only goal of the second period came from freshman forward Vasily Zelenov at 6:50 into the frame. In the third period, freshman forward Blake Montgomery scored 2:57 in before Idžan tallied his second goal of the night at 18:07 to help the Badgers to a 6-0 victory.
The U.S. Under-18 Team put up 17 shots on goal, but Eli Pulver (15 saves) and Anton Castro (two saves) stood tall between the pipes to backstop UW to the shutout win – its second through three games of the season.
How it Happened
Idžan got UW on the board first, 2:21 into the first period, after putting home a rebound of his own shot.
Finley scored his first goal of the evening 3:42 into the opening frame.
The junior tallied his second of the night on the power play, 9:27 into the first, sinking a shot from the right circle.
UW made it a 4-0 game, 6:50 into the second period, after Zelenov found the back of the net.
Less than three minutes into the third period, at 2:56, Montgomery flicked the puck into a wide-open net to score Wisconsin’s fifth goal.
To cap off the scoring, Idžan put home his second goal of the night, 18:07 into the final frame.
Wisconsin went 1-for-3 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill. UW finished the contest with a 44-17 advantage in shots on goal.
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