Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey blows past Notre Dame

Neither team was able to connect with the net in the first period, but Wisconsin broke through early in the second. Logan Henser buried a rebound to open the scoring, with assists from Weston Knox and Gavin Morrissey.

Eetu Oprana made it 2-0 when he swept the puck around goaltender Patrick Quinlan for his first NCAA goal and first as a Badger.

Notre Dame cut the lead to 2-1 with a power-play goal from Beckham Edwards, but Wisconsin answered on its own power play. Idžan sniped one home for his first goal of the night.

Not long after it was Idžan again, scoring his second power-play goal of the period.

It was Idžan again who sent the puck flying into the net for the Badgers fifth goal of the night and his third consecutive of the game. His hat trick cemented him as the ninth Badger to ever have a natural hat trick. The last came from Simon Tassy on Dec. 29, 2023 during the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off against Northeastern.

Notre Dame took a five-minute major penalty just after the six-minute mark of the third, and JJ Wiebusch capitalized for his first goal as a Badger.

After Note Dame got called for a pair of five-minute majors at the same time, Luke Osburn added a goal on a cross-ice pass from Wooten.

Soon after, Vasily Zelenov, set up by Wiebusch, tucked one in just before the final minute.

Ryan Botterill capped the scoring with the ninth goal, finishing in front of the net for UW’s sixth power-play goal of the game.

Wisconsin outshot Notre Dame 41-15, to secure the 9-1 win.

Notes to know

• Six power-play goals in a game marks the most for the Badgers since scoring six on March 3, 1979, against Notre Dame and is one shy of the school mark.
• Bruno Idžan became the ninth Badger to record a natural hat trick
• Oliver Tulk continues his point streak, by recording at least one assist and one point in all six games this season
• JJ Wiebusch scored his first goal as Badger and was one of two Badgers with four-point nights (Idžan).
• Eetu Orpana scored his first NCAA goal and first as a Badger
• UW’s 6-0 start to the season marks its best start since the 2000-01 campaign when it went 7-0
• The 6-0 start marks the fourth time in school history the Badgers have opened perfect through six contests
• UW’s five-goal second period is its first since the second period on Dec. 28, 2024, when the Badgers played Ferris State at the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-off
• The Badgers four power-play goals in the third period are the most since the first period at Colorado College on Jan. 14, 2006

Up Next: The Badgers hit the road to take on Minnesota on Thursday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 7 at 7 p.m.. Thursday’s game will air on Big Ten Network, while Saturday’s will stream on B1G+. Listen on the radio Badger Radio Network. You can also follow along on X/Twitter and Instagram at @BadgerMHockey.