Special teams shine in season-opening loss

Friday, October 11

Chestnut Hill, MA

6 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

0-1-0

Boston College

1-0-0

Wisconsin

Boston College

Special teams shine in season-opening loss

October 11, 2019 | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Badgers fall at Boston College, Caufield scores twice

By: Victoria Dombeck

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- The No. 16 Wisconsin Badger men's hockey team (0-1-0) fell at No. 10 Boston College Eagles (1-0-0) in a tough opening season road loss, 5-3, Friday night.

The highly-anticipated freshman classes for both Wisconsin and Boston College stood out in their collegiate debuts.

Cole Caufield, the 15th overall draft pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, scored his first two collegiate goals, both on the power play, with one in the first period and another one in the second.

Freshman Owen Lindmark added his first collegiate marker with the Badgers shorthanded and killing a five-minute major to cut into a what was then a 4-1 deficit.

Caufield's second power-play tally made it 4-3, but BC score early in the third period to regain a two-goal lead.

Junior forward Linus Weissbach chipped in two assists, while freshman forward Alex Turcotte recorded his first career point with an assist.

Notes to Know

UW excelled on special teams, going 2-for-4 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill. It also scored a short-handed goal
Freshman forward Cole Caufield scored two goals in his Wisconsin debut.
Freshman scored all three goals, with Owen Lindmark tallying his first career score.

Up next: Wisconsin will take on Merrimack College Saturday starting at 6 p.m. The game can be seen via free live stream and followed along with on Twitter @BadgerMHockey