NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Wisconsin men’s hockey team beat Merrimack College 4-1 on Saturday night at Lawler Rink.
Despite being outshot by the Warriors 42-34, the Badgers (4-1-0, 1-1-0-0 Big Ten) executed on both ends of the ice to come away with the victory.
Senior goaltender Kyle Hayton made a season-high 41 saves, backstopping the team to his fourth win of the season.
Junior Jason Ford put the Badgers on the board just one minute, 38 seconds into the first period with his first goal of the year. The Badgers’ lead would hold into the first intermission.
Merrimack scored its only goal of the contest at the 7:12 mark of the second period on a controversial play. Wisconsin responded by scoring three unanswered goals in a span of less than 40 seconds to cement the win.
Junior Seamus Malone struck at 12:01 while on the UW power play, streaking down the ice to the back door and tapping in a pass from Will Johnson.
Just 14 seconds later sophomore Max Zimmer made it a two-goal game, redirecting a shot from junior Peter Tischke at the point. Senior Ryan Wagner would score the Badgers’ fourth goal on a nearly identical play at the 12:40 mark, against tipping a shot from Tischke.
