SHAW’S LATE GOAL SECURES POINT IN 2-1 OVERTIME DEFEAT
Oct 17, 2026ROSEMONT, Ill. – Mason Shaw’s game-tying goal with 1:40 to play helped the Iowa Wild secure a point in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena on Saturday night.
Iowa outshot Chicago 7-5 in a scoreless first period.
Aleksi Heimosalmi beat Riley Mercer (23 saves) under the crossbar on the power play with 3:11 remaining in the middle frame to put Chicago ahead 1-0.
The Wolves outshot the Wild 16-14 through 40 minutes of play.
Iowa forced overtime with Mercer pulled in favor of an extra attacker in the closing minutes. After Gerry Mayhew threw a shot toward the net, Mason Shaw batted the puck out of the air and underneath Cayden Primeau (20 saves).
Josiah Slavin secured the extra point for Chicago with a backhand finish on a breakaway 4:18 into overtime.
Chicago outshot Iowa 25-21. The Wild finished scoreless on six power plays while the Wolves went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Iowa and Chicago meet again at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m.
Iowa Wild hockey is presented by Kwik Star. For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, visit www.iowawild.com. Season tickets for 2026-27 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365.
Visit http://www.iowawild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, multimedia content, and daily statistics.
Iowa Wild home games are played at Casey’s Center. Iowa Wild games are now streaming on AHLTV on FloHockey. Fans can visit FloHockey.tv now to create a free account, purchase subscriptions for the 2026-27 season, and watch all Iowa Wild games online.