Wolves Thump Wild 5-0
Published on April 1, 2026 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release
The Chicago Wolves kicked off a five-game road trip-the final contests away from home this regular season-by dismantling the Wild 5-0 on Wednesday night in Iowa.
Noah Philp (two goals), Evan Vierling (goal, two assists), Skyler Brind'Amour (goal), Bradly Nadeau (goal) and Joel Nystrom (two assists) provided the offense for goaltender Cayden Primeau, who made 30 saves to post his fourth shutout of the season. The win extended the Wolves' points streak to four games in the 10th and final showdown between the Central Division rivals this season.
The Wolves started strong and seized the lead 2 minutes, 10 seconds into the opening period on Philp's first marker of the game. The forward found open space in the left circle and when Vierling put a pass in Philp's wheelhouse, the veteran ripped a shot past Wild netminder Cal Petersen to the glove side. Vierling and Nystrom earned assists.
That score held until just after the puck dropped in the second and Brind'Amour struck to make it 2-0. After winning a faceoff deep in the Wild zone, Brind'Amour spun and redirected a long shot from Ronan Seeley into the back of the net. Seeley had the lone assist on Brind'Amour's 15th tally of the season.
Philp's second of the game came with the clock ticking down in the period and effectively put the game away for the Wolves. Philp worked his way through traffic and fired a shot from the slot that sailed over Petersen's right shoulder. Vierling assisted on Philp's third goal of the season.
Again, the Wolves struck early in a period as they extended the advantage to 4-0 when Nadeau struck at the 5:13 mark of the third. Ryan Suzuki slid a pass to the winger and Nadeau unleashed a wicked one-timer from the left circle that hit paydirt. On Nadeau's team-leading 26th goal of the season, Suzuki had the lone assist.
That ended Petersen's night as he was replaced by William Rousseau. Vierling greeted the backup by scoring on the Wolves' next shot, sending a forehand effort by Rousseau from in close. Felix Unger Sorum and Nystrom recorded assists on Vierling's 15th of the season.
Chicago moved to 31-19-8-6 on the season while Iowa stands at 22-32-6-3.
Up next: The Wolves travel to Texas to face the Stars on Friday night (7 p.m.).
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