CHICAGO OUTLASTS IOWA 3-2 AT ALLSTATE ARENA

Jan 2, 2025

Game Report

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Iowa Wild held leads early in the first and second periods, but the Chicago Wolves came back to take a 3-2 win at Allstate Arena on Thursday night. Caedan Bankier and Michael Milne scored for Iowa in the loss. 

Bankier found the back of the net 6:16 into the game. After Luke Toporowski won the puck on the back check, Jack Peart found Bankier for a stretch pass and Bankier slid the puck around Spencer Martin (26 saves) on the forehand.  

Iowa outshot Chicago 6-5 in the opening 20 minutes. 

The Wolves equalized 2:32 into the middle frame when Aleksi Heimosalmi set up Austin Wagner for a tap-in finish behind Samuel Hlavaj (21 saves). 

Milne restored Iowa’s one-goal lead 1:52 later when he received a centering pass from Ryan Sandelin, hesitated at the top of the crease, and elevated a forehand shot under the crossbar. Hunter Haight earned an assist on Milne’s goal. 

Ethan Keppen pulled Chicago even again at 5:50 with a one-timer past Hlavaj. 

The Wild outshot the Wolves 17-13 through two periods. 

Heimosalmi scored the eventual game-winner 2:49 into the third with a wrister from the left faceoff dot. 

Iowa outshot Chicago 28-24. The Wild finished scoreless on three power play chances while the Wolves went 1-for-4 with the man advantage. 

Iowa travels to UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Friday, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. to visit the Milwaukee Admirals 

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