IOWA OPENS ROAD TRIP WITH 3-1 WIN IN MILWAUKEE
Nov 7, 2026MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Iowa Wild opened a three-game road trip with a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Saturday night. Riley Mercer stopped 28 shots while Dylan Gambrell (0-2=2) and Justin Kirkland (1-1=2) registered multi-point games for Iowa.
The Wild opened the scoring 2:49 into the contest. After Jack Peart fired a shot off the end wall, Caedan Bankier collected the loose puck and elevated it past Isak Posch (21 saves).
John Farinacci tied the game on the power play with a deflection past Mercer at 11:26 of the first period.
Mike Koster responded for the Wild midway through the second period. With the two sides playing 4-on-4 hockey, Koster swung into the high slot and snapped a shot past Posch's blocker with assists from Kirkland and Gambrell.
Kirkland added an insurance goal 4:15 later when he tipped Arthur Kaliyev's one-timer into the back of the net. Gambrell picked up his second assist of the period on Kirkland's tally.
Mercer turned aside nine Admirals shots in the third period to seal the victory.
Milwaukee outshot Iowa 29-24. The Wild went 1-for-4 on the power play while the Admirals finished 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Iowa travels to BMO Center to visit the Rockford IceHogs on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m.
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