CEDAR PARK, Texas – Friday night, the visiting Iowa Wild defeated the Texas Stars 4-3.
The Wild got off to a quick start scoring, just 34 seconds into the first period when Turner Elson jammed a puck past Stars netminder Matt Murray. Curtis Mckenzie tied the game 1-1 when he deflected a backhand shot from Mavrik Bourque past Iowa goaltender Jesper Wallstedt. Iowa regained the lead when Steven Fogarty redirected a wrist shot from Caedan Bankier past Murray, making it 2-1.
In the second period, Matej Blumel tied the game 2-2 with a one-time shot from the left circle. The tie would be short-lived, as Elson scored his second goal of the night just 38 seconds later, giving the Wild a 3-2 lead.
In the third period, the Stars would tie the game for the third time, when Matthew Seminoff slapped in a rebound past Wallstedt, making it 3-3. Caedan Bankier would score the game-winning goal for the Wild when he put a wrist shot past a screened Murray on the power play.
Jesper Wallstedt saved 30 of 33 shots for the win.
Matt Murray saved 18 of 22 shots for the loss.
Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s Rick Crossman for highlights from the game.
