ECHL Iowa Heartlanders

Miura Caps off Perfect Week for Iowa with OT Winner, 3-2

February 23, 2025 - ECHL (ECHL)
Iowa Heartlanders News Release


Toledo, OH - Iowa Heartlanders forward Yuki Miura matched a career-high three-point night (2g) and scored the overtime-winning goal on the breakaway to upend the Toledo Walleye, 3-2, Sunday at Huntington Center. At 3:42 of the extra session, Zach Dubinsky batted it to Miura and the captain wristed it by Jan Bednar (OTL, 28 saves).

Iowa has won five straight games; the last four wins have been in come-from-behind fashion. Kyle McClellan won with 26 saves to move to 4-1-0-0 in his last five appearances.

The Heartlanders trailed by one to open the second, but scored the next two goals. Dubinsky one-timed a feed from T.J. Walsh in at the right post at 8:29 to tie the score. Miura received the secondary helper. Seven minutes later, Miura slammed in a wide-open dish from Walsh four feet atop the blue paint. Miura has scored a career best 18 goals and 33 points this season.

The Walleye tied the game at two with 15 seconds to go in the second on the man up.

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Iowa continues the road trip at Kalamazoo next Fri., Feb 28 at 6:00 p.m., then visits Indy for back-to-back games on Sat., Mar. 1 at 6:00 p.m. and Sun., Mar. 2 at 3:00 p.m. The Heartlanders are next at home for three games against Fort Wayne on Fri., Mar. 21 at 7:00 p.m., Sat., Mar. 22 at 6:00 p.m. and Sun., Mar. 23 at 3:00 p.m.

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