Second-ranked Wisconsin knocked off top-ranked Ohio State, 3-2, at Pegula Ice Arena in a clash that lived up to its billing. The Badgers found the extra goal in a back-and-forth affair, and that one-goal margin was the difference between two teams separated by almost nothing.
These are the games that define a season — two heavyweights trading punches, neither blinking. Wisconsin made the plays when the margin for error disappeared.
The win shakes up the race for the No. 1 overall seed and sends a message the rest of the country will hear: the road to a national title still runs through Madison.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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