IOWA PREVAILS 4-3 IN SHOOTOUT OVER ROCKFORD IN SCHOOL DAY WIN
Nov 5, 2026DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wild fended off a third period rally from the Rockford IceHogs and prevailed 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday morning at Casey's Center. Bradley Marek and Jack Peart each recorded a goal and an assist while Riley Heidt scored the winner in the sixth round of the shootout.
Marek opened the scoring 2:51 into the first period when he beat Drew Commesso (30 saves) over the glove on the rush with assists from Peart and Caedan Bankier.
Justin Kirkland doubled the lead on the power play 2:49 later. After Arthur Kaliyev and Gerry Mayhew combined to send the puck in front, Kirkland slammed a shot past Commesso's left pad.
Gavin Hayes pulled the IceHogs back within a goal on the man advantage with 1:21 to play in the opening frame.
Peart widened Iowa's advantage to 3-1 at 3:16 of the second period when he collected Marek's face-off win and fired a shot inside the left post.
Rockford tied the game with a pair of power-play goals from Brett Seney at 2:32 and 3:06 of the third period.
Four Iowa players scored in the shootout and William Rousseau (34 saves) turned aside Landon Slaggert in the bottom of the sixth round to earn the extra point for Iowa.
Rockford outshot Iowa 37-34. The Wild went 1-for-5 on the power play while the IceHogs finished 3-for-6 with the man advantage.
Iowa travels to UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena to visit the Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m.
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