IOWA EARNS POINT IN 4-3 OVERTIME LOSS AT ROCKFORD
Mar 14, 2026ROCKFORD, Ill. – The Iowa Wild earned a point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Rockford IceHogs at BMO Center on Saturday night.
Rockford took a 1-0 lead 7:08 into the game when Joey Anderson’s centering pass deflected off an Iowa defender and past Cal Petersen (12 saves).
The Wild outshot the IceHogs 8-7 in the first period.
David Spacek pounced on a loose puck and tied the game on the power play with assists from Dylan Gambrell and Gerry Mayhew 7:07 into the middle frame.
Dominic Toninato deflected a shot pass from Brayden Hislop into the back of the net at 9:57 to restore a one-goal lead for Rockford.
Iowa tied the game again at 11:30. After Hunter Haight picked up Jean-Luc Foudy’s dump-in, Nicolas Aubé-Kubel followed up his own rebound and poked the puck across the line.
Ben Jones put Iowa in front off a net mouth scramble 1:03 later with assits from Carson Lambos and Mayhew.
Iowa outshot Rockford 20-11 through 40 minutes. Drew Commesso (18 saves) replaced Olivier Rodrigue (17 saves) in net for the IceHogs for the third period.
Kevin Lombardi deflected a point shot past Petersen’s glove to tie the game at 3-3 with 10:16 remaining.
Kevin Korchinski found Toninato on the backdoor 39 seconds into overtime to secure the extra point for Rockford.
Iowa outshot Rockford 38-16. The Wild went 1-for-7 with the man advantage while the IceHogs finished 1-for-3 on the power play.
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