(UW Athletic Communications) MADISON, Wis. – Mathieu De St. Phalle’s power-play goal with 6.5-seconds left in regulation lifted the No. 5 Wisconsin men’s hockey team past No. 4 Michigan on Saturday night in front of 12,218 fans at the Kohl Center.The Badgers (9-1-0, 4-0-0 Big Ten) kept a 1-0 lead for most of the game until Michigan (5-4-1, 1-2-1 Big Ten) tied it up early in the third. The final frame stayed calm until Mathieu De St. Phalle found the back of the net on the power play with 6.5-seconds left in regulation to win it for Wisconsin.De St. Phalle and Carson Bantle had multi-point nights, each tallying a goal and an assist. Senior goaltender Kyle McClellan put up yet another stellar performance, stopping 28 of Michigan’s shots on goal.Carson Bantle got the Badgers on the board first with a power-play goal. Senior forward David Silye passed from deep in the right of Michigan’s zone to find Carson Bantle in front of goaltender Jacob Barczewski. Bantle shot it into Barczewski’s pads, and senior forward Mathieu De St. Phalle tried to shoot it again on the rebound. The shot deflected off Bantle and in to give Wisconsin the lead.
Each team had two power-play chances in the second period, but neither could capitalize.Wisconsin skated into the third period with a 1-0 lead, but Michigan tied the game just over one minute into the final frame on a shot from Garrett Schifsky.The scoreboard remained quiet until Michigan challenged a shot, thinking it should be a goal. After review, it was no goal, and having already used their timeout, the Wolverines were assessed an automatic delay-of-game penalty to put Wisconsin on a power play with less than two minutes left in the third.The Badgers pushed hard on the man advantage until De St. Phalle lit the lamp with 6.5- seconds left in the game to put the 12,000+ fans in the Kohl Center on their feet
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