NMU GOES FOR SPLIT IN SERIES FINALE AT WISCONSIN

            The NMU Wildcats will try to rebound after dropping their season opener in Madison and try for a series split. The ‘Cats will be without scoring threat Junior forward Reed Seckel for the second straight game as they battle on the no. 3 ranked Wisconsin Badgers tonight at 9:00 pm est.

The Wildcats will have to come with a stronger start  than last night’s game, where freshmen players showed their nerves and seniors couldn’t hold the team together until they had dug themselves too large of a defecate to come back.

The Defense will have to be much stronger than the first game, where fundamental breakdowns gave the Badgers four open goals in the first two periods, one of them a shorthanded goal in the second. If the defense can’t find it’s rhythm fast, they’ll fall behind quickly in the game just like last night.

A player to watch for the Wildcats in this game is Stephan Vigier, who had 6 shots on net last night and recorded his first goal of the season late in last night’s game. If Vigier has the same performance he did last night, there’s a good chance he’ll find the back of the net again tonight and possibly give the ‘Cats a chance to grab a non-conference win leaving Madison tonight.

Michael Doan will fill in between the pipes tonight for Mathias Dahlstrom for the ‘Cats, where last night he allowed 5 goals on 38 shots. It was tough to place all the blame on Dahlstrom though, as the defense left him out to dry time after time, with him also making some incredible saves that give us optimism for the season in net.

Dahlstrom will be facing Rumple, who is filling in for Landon Peterson, who made 18 saves on 20 shots last night. The Wildcats will certainly need to send more pucks his way tonight, as the Badgers outshout them nearly 2-1.

The Puck drop tonight is at 9:00 pm est., and can be seen tonight on InsideBadgerSports.com, or heard on 100. 3 The Point.