“That was a very even game tonight,” Northern Michigan coach Walt Kyle said. “They got one late when we were pressing on the penalty kill. We were just trying to get the puck so we could get it up and go. But I thought we played well. And I give them credit — I thought they played well, too.”

The goals came after the Badgers (5-3) and Wildcats (3-6-1) played a scoreless first period, the first instance in 22 periods this season where both UW and its opponent failed to score.

Besides inserting Berry, the Badgers were forced to make another significant change in the lineup.

Senior winger Grant Besse missed his first game since the 2014-15 season after he crashed hard into the end boards in the third period Friday. Jason Ford replaced him on the top line.The fourth line also got retooled, with Jarod Zirbel and Matthew Freytag joining Aidan Cavallini.

That grouping drew penalties in each of the first two periods, including a holding penalty on Wildcats forward Filip Starzynski that led to the power play on which Kunin broke the scoreless tie.