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Wisconsin’s tough loss in its opener against Lindenwood was one of the few losses for Big Ten teams this weekend as the conference sits second behind the NCHC in non-conference winning percentage (Photo: Wisconsin Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cCollectively this game \u2013 and one reason I think it\u2019s special \u2013 is you usually kind of get what you deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

That is what Mike Hastings mused after Wisconsin\u2019s 4-2 home loss to Lindenwood, a season-opening result that the Badgers hadn\u2019t anticipated. But Hastings\u2019 drop of hindsight philosophy is oddly applicable to the entire Big Ten for a weekend that saw every B1G team play, some for the first time this season.<\/p>\n

The Big Ten went 7-4-2 against non-conference opponents last weekend for a win percentage of .615, lowering the league\u2019s two-week number to .684, second only to the NCHC (.761).<\/p>\n

Yes, it\u2019s early. And no, the numbers don\u2019t tell the whole story.<\/p>\n

For example, heading into a weekend series with visiting American International, Steve Rohlik knew that his Buckeyes would be tested by a team that has seen more NCAA tournament action than Ohio State has in the last five years. In advance of the series, he said, \u201cAll of a sudden, this first game of the year, you\u2019ve got to be at your best to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the end, the Buckeyes came away from the weekend with a tie on Friday followed by a 5-2 win Saturday. Asked what the difference was between the 3-3 tie and the win, Rohlik said, \u201cGet to three [goals]. When you get to three, you start to feel a little bit more confident again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seven different players accounted for the eight Buckeye goals. \u201cI can tell you it\u2019s probably going to be different names next Friday or next Saturday,\u201d said Rohlik. \u201cThat\u2019s the way we\u2019re built and I like it that way. It puts ownership on our whole team, and I think when you have ownership, you\u2019re going to get the best out of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

After beating Arizona State 4-1 on the road Friday, the Wolverines and Sun Devils skated to a 3-3 tie Saturday. Michigan allowed two goals in the final minutes of the tie, leading captain Jacob Truscott to say, \u201cYou can\u2019t have those hiccups late in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sophomore Garrett Schifsky netted his first career hat trick in Friday\u2019s win, scoring twice while the Wolverines were shorthanded in a game that saw Michigan take eight penalties for 24 minutes.<\/p>\n

The Wolverines had a total of 13 penalties in the series, and after the Saturday tie, coach Brandon Naurato said that a lack of discipline can cost a team down the road. \u201cNot being ready on the bench and a puck hitting you versus being cleared is the difference in potentially winning or losing a game, potentially making the tournament or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

In East Lansing, Michigan State celebrated the program\u2019s 600th win Saturday when the Spartans beat Boston College 4-3. The No. 2 Eagles and No. 4 Spartans split the series after Boston College took Friday\u2019s game 3-0.<\/p>\n

After the loss, Adam Nightingale said that he thought the Spartans were trying to play \u201ccutesy\u201d against the Eagles. \u201cThat\u2019s not our game. There\u2019s a time and a place, and \u2026 we are a blue-collar hockey team, and if we try to play white-collar hockey, we\u2019re not that good a team.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a 7-1 over Air Force Friday in the IceBreaker tournament, Bob Motzko said that there was \u201ca lot to like\u201d about Minnesota\u2019s play. Motzko pointed to the Gophers\u2019 transition game and how Minnesota pressured Air Force. \u201cConnor Kurth had a big night,\u201d said Motzko. \u201cThat line really shined.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kurth netted his first career hat trick in Minnesota\u2019s season-opening game. Kurth, a junior, totaled seven goals in each of his previous two seasons.<\/p>\n

Minnesota followed that resounding win with a 2-1 overtime loss to Omaha in the IceBreaker title game, having given up the game-tying goal shorthanded in the second period.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a really good first period, and we had a very strong third period,\u201d said Motzko. \u201cIf I have a criticism, our special teams, our power play was not good tonight, and we gave up the shorthanded goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Down 3-0 through two periods against ranked Quinnipiac last Saturday, Penn State fell short in a 3-2 road loss, and Notre Dame earned two wins in New York\u2019s North Country, 4-1 against St. Lawrence Friday to open the season and 5-2 over Clarkson the following night.<\/p>\n

As for those Badgers, Wisconsin rebounded from the season-opening loss to beat Lindenwood 3-2 in overtime Saturday. The Badgers trailed 2-1 late in the third when Quinn Finley scored his second of the night to even things up.<\/p>\n

Then with 18 seconds remaining in OT, Daniel Laatsch scored the game winner, assisted by Gavin Morrissey and Finley.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of saw it out of the corner of my eye,\u201d said Laatsch. \u201cI kind of saw the goalie fidgeting around a little bit, so I knew he wasn’t on his angle exactly, but definitely a little luck in there too. I just kind of threw it over in that direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was the right direction for the Badgers in all kinds of ways. After Friday\u2019s tie, Hastings said that he was still \u201ctrying to digest\u201d what happened and that from where he was sitting, there were \u201cnot enough workers. Some spectators.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saturday, Wisconsin was more resilient. \u201cWe’ve been ringing the bell quite a bit as far as some opportunities that have gone off the post,\u201d said Hastings. \u201cWe just need to stay with it. One thing I want our guys to take from this game is that they stayed with it and they were rewarded for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stay with it. Get rewarded for it.<\/p>\n

Sound advice for a long hockey season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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