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IOWA WILD SHUTOUT BY TEXAS 5-0 Iowa Rounds Out Weekend With Milwaukee on Sunday
Des Moines, IA – The Iowa Wild (5-3-0-0, 10 points) were defeated by the Texas Stars (6-4-2-0, 14 points) 5-0 in front of 7,514 fans at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday night. Stars goalie Allen York (1-0-0) stopped all 26 Iowa shots in his Texas debut, leading the Stars past the Wild. Five different goal scorers lit the lamp for the Stars, who ended a four-game winless skid (0-3-1-0). Iowa goalie Darcy Kuemper (3-3-0) made a season-high 44 saves in the defeat. The Wild concludes a five-game home stand with Milwaukee at 4:05 p.m. on Sunday at Wells Fargo Arena.
The Texas Stars claimed a 1-0 lead at 4:35 of the first period, as forward Matej Stransky scored his second goal of the season. Stransky picked up a pass from forward Brett Ritchie and banked a shot off the skate of Iowa defenseman Jon Landry. The puck bounced past goalie Darcy Kuemper for the game’s first goal.
In the second period, Texas took advantage of a five-on-three striking for a 2-0 lead at 9:23. Winger Chris Mueller banked a shot off Iowa defender Kyle Medvec and into the Wild net. Defender Maxime Fortunus and forward Colton Sceviour each added an assist on Mueller’s sixth goal of the season. The Stars made it 3-0 at 14:06, as Mike Hedden beat Kuemper for his third goal of the season. Brendan Ranford set up the tally off a two-on-one rush. Texas defenseman Jamie Oleksiak expanded the Texas lead to 4-0 at 16:52. Brett Ritchie and Justin Dowling both picked up an assist on Oleksiak’s first tally of the year.
At 7:44 of the third period, forward Colton Sceviour scored Texas’ fifth goal of the game. Forward Curtis McKenzie and defenseman Aaron Rome each picked up an assist on the final goal of the evening.
Prior to the game, Iowa Wild General Manager Jim Mill announced that defenseman Corbin Baldwin has been loaned to the Quad City Mallards, Iowa’s Central Hockey League affiliate. The rookie defender has played in three games for Iowa, going scoreless with 14 penalty minutes.
Iowa rounds out its five-game homestand on Sunday, Nov. 3 with the Milwaukee Admirals. Fans may purchase the Subway Family Four Pack for the game, which features four tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas and Subway coupons starting at $44.
Fans may purchase single game tickets multiple ways, either through the team's website – www.Iowawild.com, Wells Fargo Arena box office or Dahl's Ticketing. Tickets are available online at www.iowawild.com under the single game tickets tab. Fans may also purchase tickets by calling 1-866-55-DAHLS (32457) or by visiting one of 13 Dahl's Food Stores locations in the greater Des Moines area, and in Ames. In order to purchase group tickets (10 or more), please call the Iowa Wild ticketing department at 515-564-8700. Fans interested in buying full season, or smaller season packages may call the Iowa Wild front office at 515-564-8700.
The Iowa Wild regular season is presented by Mercy Medical Center. Season tickets to see the Wild play at Wells Fargo Arena start at just $9 per game. For more information on tickets, please contact the Wild ticket office by calling 515-564-8700 or go to www.iowawild.com.
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