The Wisconsin men’s hockey team is just one win away from the WCHA Final Five, after defeating Alaska Anchorage 4-1 last night. The Badgers will go for the sweep tonight in this best-of-three game series.

Despite an atrocious 0-for-8 performance on the power play, UW’s penalty kill held stout, blanking UAA on all four of its man advantages. Wisconsin even got a shorthanded goal, when senior tri-captain Blake Geoffrion led a rush down the wing and fed a trailing Jake Gardiner to put the Badgers up 3-0 in the second period.

UW also got goals from Michael Davies, Craig Smith, and a diving effort by Aaron Bendickson to tip a loose puck in. With the goal, Smith now has three in his last three games.

UW goaltender Scott Gudmandson was solid in goal, playing the puck with his stick much better than he had all season. The only knock was a bad glove – pucks dropped out of Guddy’s glove or he simply didn’t catch them more than a few times. It finally came back to bite him in the last minute of the game, as a dropped puck led to Craig Parkinson’s goal.

Join Herald Sports Content Editor Adam Holt as he covers the action live from the rink at the Kohl Center.

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