MANITOBA SHUTS OUT IOWA 2-0
Oct 24, 2026DES MOINES, Iowa – The Manitoba Moose shut out the Iowa Wild 2-0 and took a weekend sweep on Saturday evening at Casey's Center.
Brayden Yager knocked the rebound of Henry Thrun's slot shot past Riley Mercer (32 saves) 4:28 into the game to open the scoring for Manitoba.
The Wild outshot the Moose 14-9 in the first period and trailed 23-22 in shots after a scoreless middle frame.
Lucas Wahlin raced past Iowa's defense and chipped a forehand effort over Mercer at 6:56 of the third period to give Manitoba an insurance goal.
Domenic DiVincentiis stopped all 34 Iowa shots to earn his second shutout of the season.
Each team finished with 34 shots. Iowa finished scoreless on seven power plays while the Moose went 1-for-8 with the man advantage.
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