Mar 6, 2022
CHICAGO, Ill. – Iowa Wild (22-23-3-3; 50 pts.) were defeated by the Chicago Wolves (33-10-4-4; 74 pts.) in a Sunday afternoon contest by a score of 5-3 at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Mar. 6. Wild forward Nick Swaney scored two goals for the first time since Oct. 23, 2021 in the loss.
Swaney came through the neutral zone and beat Wolves goaltender Jack LaFontaine (25 saves) with a wrist shot from above the right circle at 5:25 of the first period. Swaney’s first tally gave Iowa a 1-0 lead and was assisted by Wild defenseman Turner Ottenbreit.
After Iowa surged ahead 1-0, neither team added another goal, sending them into the first intermission with the Wild in front. Shots in the first period were 9-8 in favor of the Wild.
With the Wild on the powerplay, Iowa forward Joseph Cramarossa fed Swaney at the right post and Swaney pushed the puck past LaFontaine at 2:54 of the second period to extend Iowa’s lead to 2-0. Assists on the goal were credited to Cramarossa and Wild defenseman Dakota Mermis.
Wolves forward Jack Drury beat Wild goaltender Hunter Jones (27 saves) with a shot from below the left circle on the power play to cut Iowa’s lead to 2-1 at 8:39 of the second period.
Drury beat Jones once again with a one-timer from the slot at 10:49 of the second period. His goal tied the game at two goals apiece.
At 15:32 of the second period, Wolves forward Ryan Suzuki gathered in a rebound in front of Jones and scored to give Chicago a 3-2 lead.
Following a second period in which the Wild added a single goal and the Wolves struck three times, Chicago led 3-2. Shots in the second period were 14-8 in favor of the Wolves and Chicago held a 22-17 lead in shots through two periods.
Wolves forward Josh Leivo scored on a wrist shot from the right circle on a 3-on-2 rush at 4:13 of the third period. Leivo’s goal gave Chicago a 4-2 lead.
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