FORD SCORES TWICE IN THIRD, IOWA FALLS 4-3 TO MANITOBA
Oct 23, 2026DES MOINES, Iowa – The Manitoba Moose scored two third period goals to come from behind and take a 4-3 win over the Iowa Wild at Casey's Center on Friday night.
Noah Gregor fired a shot over William Rousseau (22 saves) 10:36 into the game to open the scoring for Manitoba.
Charlie Stramel equalized with his first professional goal at 14:15. With the Wild on a power play, Jack Peart and Riley Heidt combined to find Stramel along the goal line, where he beat Thomas Milic (42 saves) up high.
Iowa added another power-play goal with 45 seconds remaining in the period when Justin Kirkland hammered home a one-timer from the right circle with assists from Dylan Gambrell and Gerry Mayhew.
Danny Zhilkin tied the contest at 2-2 on the man advantage 2:31 into the middle frame with a rebound finish along the ice.
Rasmus Kumpulainen restored Iowa's lead with a backhand finish at the top of the crease with assists from Nick Rhéaume and Mike Koster at 6:09 of the second period.
Parker Ford scored twice at 4:20 and 8:18 of the third period to tie the game and give Manitoba the lead for good.
Iowa outshot Manitoba 45-26. The Wild went 2-for-8 with the man advantage while the Moose finished 3-for-6 with the man advantage.
Iowa and Manitoba finish their weekend series on Saturday, Oct. 24 on Book Club Night, presented by Shelf Love DSM. The first 1,500 fans will receive an Iowa Wild book cover.
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