WILD FALL TO EAGLES IN COLORADO, 2-1

WILD FALL TO EAGLES IN COLORADO, 2-1

Jan 21, 2022

BOX SCORE

 

LOVELAND, Colo. – Iowa Wild (15-15-2-2; 34 pts.) were narrowly defeated by the Colorado Eagles (17-11-3-2; 39 pts.) at Budweiser Events Center on Friday, Jan. 21, 2-1. Wild goaltender Zane McIntyre made 25 saves and Wild forward Adam Beckman scored Iowa’s only goal in the loss.

 

Beckman accepted a pass from Wild defenseman Turner Ottenbreit, skated into the right circle and ripped a wrist shot past Eagles goaltender Justus Annunen (31 saves) at 14:31 of the first period. Beckman’s tally gave Iowa a 1-0 lead over Colorado. Ottenbreit recorded the lone assist on the tally.

 

Eagles forward Sampo Ranta tied the game 1-1 with 10-seconds remaining in the first period when he backhanded a loose puck in front past McIntyre.

 

Colorado and Iowa headed into the first intermission knotted up at one goal apiece. The Eagles outshot the Wild 11-6 in the first period.

 

Eagles defenseman Jordan Gross beat McIntyre with a slap shot at 2:16 of the second period to give Colorado a 2-1 lead.

 

At the end of two periods, Colorado led Iowa by a score of 2-1. Shots in the second period were 19-7 in favor of the Wild. Iowa led 25-18 in shots through two periods.

 

Down 2-1 late in the third period, the Wild pulled McIntyre for the extra attacker on two separate occasions in the final 1:15 of the game. However, Iowa was unable to beat Annunen to tie the game and the Eagles secured a 2-1 victory

 

Shots in the third period were 9-7 in favor of Colorado. The Wild outshot the Eagles 32-27 in the game.

 

No special teams goals were scored in the contest as Iowa went 0-for-3 and Colorado went 0-for-5 on the power play.

 

Next up for the Wild, a second straight matchup with the Eagles in Colorado on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 8:05 CT.

 

Iowa Wild hockey is presented by MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. For more information, please visit www.iowawild.com. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team’s website at www.iowawild.com. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at (515) 564-8700 or tickets@iowawild.com.

 

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