ST PAUL, MINN (BADGER SPORTS INFORMATION) Wisconsin (8-18-8, 3-13-4-2 Big Ten) starts the postseason on Thursday with a matchup against No. 19 Penn State (20-12-4, 10-9-1-1 Big Ten) in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The winner of the Badgers-Nittany Lions matchup will face second-seeded Michigan in the semifinals on Friday at 4 p.m. Wisconsin comes into the matchup against PSU playing some of its best hockey of the season. The Badgers closed out the regular season last weekend, splitting a pair of games with then-No. 19 Minnesota in Minneapolis. Wisconsin won the series opener 4-3 behind two goals from Grant Besse, but fell 4-1 the next night, as the Gophers scored three times in the third period. Penn State has struggled recently going just 1-4-0 in its past five games, which included a series sweep at the hands of Michigan this past weekend. The host Wolverines topped the Nittany Lions 7-1 on Friday night, and then blitzed PSU 6-1 on Saturday night.
You can hear todays game on WSAU with the pre game show at 3:30.