Badgers were one of the hottest teams in college hockey going into the Christmas break. After the break they have had a number of injuries to key positions, goal tender, defensemen and center.
The goaltending has been suspect throughout the year with a freshman who was coming off shoulder surgery, but he’s come back looking healthy and been pretty good as of late. He needs to be huge today.
Badgers are an older, experienced team that can skate with Denver. Denver is one of the top programs in college hockey in this century and their goaltending is the number one reason why they are playing today.
It will be a tough matchup today, Denver is favored, but the Badgers have a shot if they can get another great performance from the goalie and find a way to put a couple goals in the net.