Iowa Drops Sunday Matinee to Chicago, 5-2
March 27, 2022 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Wild News Release
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Wild (24-26-4-4; 56 pts.) fell to the Chicago Wolves (39-11-5-5; 88 pts.) in a Sunday matinee matchup by a score of 5-2 at Wells Fargo Arena on Mar. 27. Wild forward Mitchell Chaffee scored two goals for the second consecutive game in the loss.
With the Wolves on a powerplay, Chicago forward Andrew Poturalski beat Wild goaltender Dereck Baribeau (33 saves) with a one-timer from the left circle at 14:45 of the first period to give the Wolves a 1-0 lead.
At the conclusion of the first period, Chicago held a 1-0 lead over Iowa. The Wolves outshot the Wild 11-5 in the first stanza.
Chicago forward Jamieson Rees cut into the slot and put a wrist shot past Baribeau at 5:48 of the second period to extend the Wolves' lead to 2-0.
Chaffee scored on a one-timer from the top of the right circle off a faceoff win by Wild forward Dominic Turgeon at 6:29 of the second period. His goal cut Chicago's lead to 2-1 and Turgeon was credited with the lone assist on the play.
Following a second period in which the Wild and the Wolves traded goals, Chicago led by a score of 2-1. Iowa outshot Chicago 13-12 in the second period, but the Wolves led 23-18 in shots through the first two periods.
Wolves forward Maxim Letunov deflected a point shot past Baribeau on the powerplay at 12:06 of the third period to give Chicago a 3-1 lead.
Just over two minutes later, Chaffee fired a wrist shot past Wolves goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (25 saves) on the power play at 14:13 of the third period. Chaffee's second tally of the game cut the Wolves' lead to 3-2 and was assisted by Wild defenseman Dakota Mermis and Wild forward Adam Beckman.
After Baribeau made the initial stop on a point shot, Letunov collected the rebound and scored from the slot to give the Wolves a 4-2 lead at 16:18 of the third period.
Iowa pulled Baribeau for the extra attacker at 17:40 of the third period.
At 18:59 of the third period, Wolves forward Jack Drury scored on the empty net from Chicago's defensive end to put the Wolves up by a score of 5-2.
Iowa could not mount a comeback late and the Wild fell to the Wolves by a final score of 5-2. Shots in the third period were 15-9 in favor of Chicago and the Wolves outshot the Wild 38-27 in the game.
Chaffee's third period goal was the only powerplay goal for the Wild as Iowa was 1-for-4 and Chicago was 2-for-6 on the powerplay in the contest.
Next up, Iowa kicks off a six-game road trip in San Diego as they take on the Gulls on Friday, Apr. 1 at 9 p.m. CT.
Iowa Wild hockey is presented by MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. For more information, please visit www.iowawild.com. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team's website at www.iowawild.com. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at (515) 564-8700 or tickets@iowawild.com. The 2022-23 season marks the 10th anniversary of Iowa Wild hockey. Fans can purchase season tickets for the 10th anniversary season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365.
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