GRAND RAPIDS SWEEPS IOWA, WINS 1-0
Nov 14, 2026DES MOINES, Iowa - The Grand Rapids Griffins shut out the Iowa Wild 1-0 and took a weekend sweep at Casey's Center on Saturday night.
Iowa outshot Grand Rapids 10-7 in a scoreless first period and each team finished with 15 shots through 40 minutes.
John Leonard slammed a one-timer under Riley Mercer (24 saves) 6:23 into the third period to score the game's only goal for Grand Rapids.
Michal Postava stopped all 24 Iowa shots to earn the shutout for the Griffins.
Grand Rapids outshot Iowa 25-24. The Wild went 0-for-3 on the power play while the Griffins finished 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Iowa travels to Pechanga Arena to take on the San Diego Gulls on Friday, Nov. 20 at 9 p.m.
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