Wisconsin Badgers
5-0-0, 1-0-0
Notre Dame
2-5-0, 0-1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
October 30, 2026 | Men's Hockey
Five players with multiple points lead the Badger offense
MADISON, Wis. — Freshman Brent Solomon scored twice in his Big Ten debut, and No. 2 Wisconsin cruised past Notre Dame, 7-1, in its opener at the Kohl Center on Friday.
It was a quick start in the Badgers (5-0-0, 1-0-0 Big Ten) return to the Kohl Center, as Grady Deering centered the puck for Ryan Botterill to light the lamp first.
BOTTERILL LIGHTS THE LAMPS 🍎: Grady Deering and Adam Pietila https://t.co/nluIxhyNMp
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) October 31, 2026
Less than two minutes later, Zach Wooten secured the rebound and found the back of the net for his second goal of the year.
WOOTEN BANGS ONE IN 🍎: Dylan Compton and Vasily Zelenov https://t.co/1nAuRQyudl
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) October 31, 2026
Finn Brink got the Badgers going in the second period, finishing a nifty passing play past the Notre Dame (2-5-0, 0-1-0 Big Ten) goaltender Patrick Quinlan.
In a BRINK of an eye 👁️ 🍎: Adam Pietila & Dylan Compton https://t.co/zy8abgp3a5
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) October 31, 2026
From the high slot, Solomon sniped the puck to put the Badgers up 4-0 going into the third.
SOLO SENDS IT 🤯 🍎: Joe Palodichuk & Grady Deering https://t.co/MKDv5KeCwA
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) October 31, 2026
In the third, Gavin Morrissey slammed the puck past the goal line on a breakaway for his first career short-handed goal.
Money Morrisseyyy 🍎: Grady Deering https://t.co/FwzhjixKv0
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) October 31, 2026
Solomon then notched his second goal of the game on a one-on-one rush.
NUMBER 2️⃣ FOR SOLO 🍎: Zach Wooten https://t.co/lBAK1eSip6
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) October 31, 2026
Two minutes later, Notre Dame scored on a power play, sneaking one past Badger goaltender Alexis Cournoyer on the blocker side.
But the Badgers weren't done. Luke Osburn sent one down from the blue line for a power-play goal. Osburn received the pass from Oliver Tulk, who extended his scoring streak to five games.
OSBURN BANGS ONE IN 💥 🍎: Oliver Tulk and Gavin Morrissey https://t.co/kW0dfH7ABH
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) October 31, 2026
Alexis Cournoyer recorded 27 saves to help the Badgers to a 7-1 victory.
Courns with the save 🧱🧱 https://t.co/wn0BwxKpuB
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) October 31, 2026
Straight from the rink
Head coach Mike Hastings
On Grady Deering's contributions
"I can see it before he even touches the ice. The human being, the leadership, the selflessness in his approach and others, and then the power play, penalty kill, he's just such a responsible big body, that can kind of play it any way you want to play it."
Forward Brent Solomon
On his two goals
"It wasn't just me for those goals and it wasn't just a shot, it was what was leading up to it."
Forward Grady Deering
On team play tonight
"It's obviously a good feeling just to have a contribution to this team and knowing that I had a big part in that tonight, but it wasn't just me tonight. The whole team was clicking tonight and it was really fun to watch us play our game for the whole 60 minutes."
Notes to know
- Wisconsin had 25 shots in the first period, its most in a period since an 8-0 win over Ferris State at the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off (Dec. 28, 2024), when it also had 25 in the first
- Badgers are 5-0 for the first time since 2004-05
- Grady Deering had his first career three-point game
- Brent Solomon had his first career two-goal and two-point game
- For the first time since 2005-06, Wisconsin has allowed two goals or fewer in each of its first five games
- Gavin Morrissey recorded his first career short-handed goal
- Oliver Tulk has recorded at least one assist and one point in every game this season
