IOWA TAKES ROAD SWEEP WITH 2-1 WIN IN SPRINGFIELD
Mar 7, 2026SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Iowa Wild earned a weekend sweep with a 2-1 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds at MassMutual Center on Saturday night.
Springfield outshot Iowa 9-8 in the opening 20 minutes.
The Wild broke through on the power play 9:01 into the middle frame. After Dylan Gambrell forced a turnover in the slot and fired a shot on net, Tyler Pitlick backhanded the rebound past Will Cranley (18 saves).
The Thunderbirds outshot the Wild 8-7 in the second period.
Hugh McGing tied the contest with a one-timer over William Rousseau (34 saves) at the 13:49 mark of the third.
Gambrell broke the deadlock and put Iowa ahead for good with 2:00 to play. After Matt Kiersted sent the puck up the wall, Jean-Luc Foudy raced down the right wing and sent a cross-ice pass that Gambrell hammered inside the left post.
Springfield outshot Iowa 35-20. The Wild finished 1-for-5 with the man advantage and killed off all four Thunderbirds power plays.
Iowa travels to Allstate Arena to take on the Chicago Wolves on Wednesday, Mar. 11 at 7 p.m.
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