THREE-GOAL THIRD LIFTS IOWA TO 4-1 VICTORY AT MILWAUKEE

Mar 3, 2024

GAME REPORT 

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Adam Beckman broke a 1-1 deadlock in the third period and Steven Fogarty added two empty-net goals to lift Iowa Wild to a 4-1 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals on Sunday afternoon. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 22-of-23 shots to earn the win. 

The Admirals scored their only goal of the game at 5:57 of the first period on the power play when Egor Afanasyev beat Wallstedt to the blocker side through a screen. 

Simon Johansson tied the game at the 9:49 mark of the opening frame. Adam Raska sprung Johansson through center, who elected to shoot on the ensuing 2-on-1 and fired a wrister under the blocker of Troy Grosenick (21 saves). 

Iowa and Milwaukee each took seven shots in the opening 20 minutes and entered the first intermission tied at 1-1. 

The teams played a scoreless middle period and entered the third period with the Admirals leading the shot count 15-13. 

The Wild took the lead for good in the opening stages of the third period on the power play. After Beckman sent the puck up to the point, Daemon Hunt returned a pass to the left circle, where Beckman curled and snapped a shot over the glove of Grosenick. Johansson also earned an assist on the goal.  

Fogarty provided a pair of insurance goals with long-range shots from deep in the Iowa defensive end at 19:06 and 19:26.  

Iowa outshot Milwaukee 25-23. The Wild were 1-for-2 with the man advantage while the Admirals went 1-for-1 on the power play. 

Iowa returns home to host the Manitoba Moose on Saturday, Mar. 9 at 6 p.m. on Kids Takeover Day, presented by Scheels, featuring a toy drive.  

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