IOWA DROPS 2-1 DECISION TO HERSHEY

Nov 26, 2023

GAME REPORT 

HERSHEY, Pa. – The Iowa Wild fell to the Hershey Bears by a 2-1 score at Giant Center for a second consecutive day on Sunday afternoon. Jake Lucchini scored Iowa’s only goal. 

Hershey established a two-goal lead with a pair of power-play goals in the first period. 

Ethen Frank put the Bears up 1-0 at 9:47. Chase Priskie set up Frank at the top of the left circle and Frank blasted a one-timer over the outstretched blocker of Zane McIntyre (18 saves). 

Hershey scored again just under four minutes later when Alex Limoges jumped on the rebound of a shot by Mike Sgarbossa and chipped the puck over the pad of McIntyre. 

Hershey carried the 2-0 lead into the break and outshot Iowa 10-3 in the first period.  

Lucchini put Iowa on the board with a power-play tally at 10:31 of the middle frame. Lucchini deflected a pass from Nic Petan in the high slot off the crossbar and rebound banked in off the skate of a Hershey defender. Dakota Mermis also earned an assist on the goal. 

Iowa took a season-high 19 shots in the second period and outshot Hershey 22-15 through 40 minutes.  

Clay Stevenson turned aside all five Wild shots in the third period to close the door on an Iowa comeback. 

Iowa outshot Hershey 27-20. The Wild went 1-for-4 on the power play while the Bears were 2-for-5 on the man advantage. 

Iowa resumes its road trip with a game against the Colorado Eagles on Friday, Dec. 1 at 8:05 p.m.  

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