IOWA SCORES FIVE UNANSWERED GOALS, SWEEPS MANITOBA
Feb 22, 2026WINNIPEG, Manitoba – The Iowa Wild scored five unanswered goals to take a 5-1 win and sweep the Manitoba Moose at Canada Life Centre on Sunday afternoon.
Manitoba took a 1-0 advantage 1:32 into the game when Kale Clague’s shot from the top of the right circle dipped under the glove of Cal Petersen (21 saves).
Tyler Pitlick tied the contest at 5:04 with a wrister from the high slot with assists from Dylan Gambrell and Carson Lambos.
The Wild took the lead for good at 12:57. After Gambrell sent a centering feed for Hunter Haight, Pitlick corralled a loose puck behind the net and tucked a wraparound behind Domenic DiVincentiis (30 saves).
Nicolas Aubé-Kubel scored on a breakaway with assists from David Jiricek and Ben Jones at 18:39 to give Iowa a two-goal lead ahead of the first intermission.
Manitoba outshot Iowa 10-7 in the opening 20 minutes.
Riley Heidt collected a pass from Aubé-Kubel and slid a backhand shot under DiVincentiis 11:13 into the middle frame.
Oskar Olausson and Aubé-Kubel combined to set up Jack Peart for a one-timer at the left point to make the score 5-1 at 15:29.
The Wild outshot the Moose 19-17 through two periods.
Petersen stopped all eight Manitoba shots in a scoreless third period.
Iowa outshot Manitoba 35-25. The Wild finished 0-for-3 on the man advantage and killed off both Moose power plays.
Iowa returns to Casey’s Center to host the Milwaukee Admirals on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m.
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