IOWA PULLS AWAY FROM MANITOBA IN 6-2 WIN
Mar 16, 2025DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wild scored three goals in the third period to pull away from the Manitoba Moose in a 6-2 win at Wells Fargo Arena on Sunday afternoon. Travis Boyd (2-2=4), Liam Öhgren (1-2=3), and Ryan O’Rourke (0-2=2) matched career highs for points in a game, while Graeme Clarke (2-1=3) and Ben Jones (0-2=2) also registered multi-point games.
Iowa opened the scoring 1:15 into the contest. Öhgren sent a pass wide for Boyd, who wired a wrister over the glove of Chris Driedger (22 saves). O’Rourke earned his first assist of the game on Boyd’s tally.
Dominic Toninato snuck a shot under Samuel Hlavaj (27 saves) 9:33 into the first period to tie the game.
Iowa outshot Manitoba 7-6 in the first period.
Clarke snapped a shot off the crossbar and in following a face-off win by Boyd and Öhgren 9:16 into the middle frame.
Isaak Phillips evened the score at 2-2 at 11:42 just prior to a Manitoba power play expiring.
Clarke struck again to put the Wild ahead for good with 2:43 remaining in the period. With Iowa skating 6-on-5, Jones and Boyd combined to set up Clarke, who beat Dreiger through traffic from the top of the right circle.
The Wild outshot the Moose 17-16 through 40 minutes.
Iowa jumped out to a 4-2 lead 1:18 into the third period. O’Rourke sent a pass through the neutral zone for Clarke, who sprung Öhgren for a breakaway and forehand finish past Dreidger.
David Spacek blasted a slap shot off Boyd’s leg and into the back of the net with the Wild on the power play at 3:03. Jones picked up his second assist of the game on Boyd’s goal.
Gavin Hain capped the scoring with assists from Carson Lambos and Adam Raska with 6:20 to play.
Manitoba outshot Iowa 29-28. Both teams went 1-for-3 on the power play.
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