Poor starts have haunted the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team in 2022. The opening minutes of the final regular-season series was no different, and it got worse for the Badgers from there. No. 2 Ohio State scored on its second shot, part of a three-goal first period that launched the Buckeyes to an emphatic 5-1 victory against the third-ranked Badgers on Friday in Columbus, Ohio. UW looked undisciplined on the defensive side of the ice at times and fell into third place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. It needs to win Saturday’s game in regulation to tie the Buckeyes and take the second seed for the playoffs on a tiebreaker. The Badgers suffered their worst loss in one day shy of six years. It was only the 10th time in 713 games coached by Mark Johnson since 2002 they have allowed at least five goals. The opponent got…
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