IOWA EARNS 2-1 VICTORY OVER ROCKFORD
Jan 18, 2025DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wild rode a pair of second period goals from Travis Boyd and Matthew Sop to a 2-1 victory over the Rockford IceHogs at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday night. Samuel Hlavaj turned aside 24-of-25 shots in the win.
Ryan Gagnier scored on a 2-on-1 to give Rockford a 1-0 lead 10:26 into the game.
Iowa outshot Rockford 14-7 through 20 minutes of play.
Boyd rifled a shot past the glove of Mitchell Weeks (37 saves) on a 4-on-3 power play from the top of the right circle 8:51 into the middle frame. David Spacek and Graeme Clarke assisted on Boyd’s goal.
Sop gave Iowa the lead for good at 12:30 of the second period. After Reese Johnson and Ryan Sandelin combined to spring Sop through the neutral zone, Sop outwaited Weeks and scored from a tight angle.
The Wild outshot the IceHogs 30-16 through two periods.
Hlavaj stopped nine IceHogs shots to close out the win.
Iowa outshot Rockford 39-25. The Wild went 1-for-5 with the man advantage and held the IceHogs scoreless on one power play.
Iowa hosts the Charlotte Checkers on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. on Winning Wednesday. If the Wild win, all fans in attendance will receive a free ticket to an upcoming game.
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