CHARLOTTE SHUTS OUT IOWA 4-0 AT WELLS FARGO ARENA
Jan 22, 2025DES MOINES, Iowa – The Charlotte Checkers shut out the Iowa Wild 4-0 at Wells Fargo Arena on Wednesday night. Cooper Black stopped 32 shots for the Checkers.
John Leonard wired a shot over the shoulder of Samuel Hlavaj (20 saves) 3:06 into the game to give the Checkers a 1-0 lead.
Sandis Vilmanis doubled Charlotte’s advantage at 8:23 when he squeezed the puck inside the near post from a tight angle.
Charlotte outshot Iowa 10-4 in the opening 20 minutes.
Justin Sourdif extended the margin to three goals with a curl and drag finish with 5:14 to play in the middle frame.
The Wild outshot the Checkers 22-14 through two periods.
Mikulas Hovorka shoveled a backhand effort past Hlavaj with 3:26 remaining to complete the scoring.
Iowa outshot Charlotte 32-24. The Wild finished scoreless on three power plays and did not allow a man advantage.
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