{"id":562490,"date":"2026-04-29T11:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/562490\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:48:20","slug":"former-wisconsin-mens-hockey-star-reaches-nhl-playoff-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/562490\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Wisconsin men&#8217;s hockey star reaches NHL playoff milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime NHL veteran <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/players\/4251\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ryan McDonagh;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ryan McDonagh&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan McDonagh<\/a> recently joined a prestigious club in regard to NHL playoff appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/badgerswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wisconsin men&#039;s hockey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Wisconsin men&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Wisconsin men&#8217;s hockey<\/a> star appeared in his 200th career NHL playoff game. In NHL history, only 24 players have <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BadgerMHockey\/status\/2048870803102401000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2048870803102401000%7Ctwgr%5E3c195ef8eb53a2f5dfbc9403777f5d2f21898837%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpresto-suite.gannettdigital.com%2Fquick-view%2F89835585007%3Fauth%3DfalseassetKey%3D880c3ace-ed5c-48c5-af79-0a363eed9bb4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reached that mark;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;reached that mark&quot;}\" class=\"link \">reached that mark<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/wisconsin-badgers\/3442\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Badgers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Badgers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Badgers<\/a> legend Chris Chelios leads the way with 266 all-time games played while <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/players\/3985\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Joe Pavelski;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Joe Pavelski&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Pavelski<\/a> sits just ahead of McDonagh with his 201 playoff appearances.<\/p>\n<p>McDonagh, who was <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/minnesota\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Minnesota&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota<\/a>&#8216;s Mr. Hockey in 2007, played on the Badgers from 2007-10. Back in 2020, the Badgers touted his success as he became the 14th Wisconsin men&#8217;s hockey alumnus to <a href=\"https:\/\/uwbadgers.com\/news\/2020\/9\/28\/mens-hockey-stanley-cup-champion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:win the Stanley Cup;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;win the Stanley Cup&quot;}\" class=\"link \">win the Stanley Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former No. 12 overall pick won it all with the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/tampa-bay\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tampa Bay Lightning;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tampa Bay Lightning&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> that year. After a brief stint in <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/nashville\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nashville;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nashville&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nashville<\/a>, McDonagh returned to the Lightning, where he&#8217;s now vying to pass Pavelski in the all-time rankings. Seeing as the Lightning and Canadians are tied 2-2, McDonagh, as long as he stays healthy, will indeed make at least two more playoff appearances this season alone.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebadgerswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@TheBadgersWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@TheBadgersWire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@TheBadgersWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/badgerswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/college-sports\/big-ten\/wisconsin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wisconsin Badgers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Wisconsin Badgers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Wisconsin Badgers<\/a>\u00a0news, notes and opinion.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/badgerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/badgers\/hockey\/2026\/04\/29\/wisconsin-ryan-mcdonagh-nhl-playoffs\/89835500007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wisconsin alumnus Ryan McDonagh skates in 200th NHL playoff game;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Wisconsin alumnus Ryan McDonagh skates in 200th NHL playoff game&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Wisconsin alumnus Ryan McDonagh skates in 200th NHL playoff game<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Longtime NHL veteran Ryan McDonagh recently joined a prestigious club in regard to NHL playoff appearances. 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