MILWAUKEE, WI – The Iowa Wild (15-30-3-3, 36 points) were defeated by the Milwaukee Admirals (30-14-3-0, 63 points) 2-0 in front of 14,075 fans on Sunday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Playing its third game over the last three days, the Iowa Wild failed to beat Milwaukee goalie Marek Mazanec (15-8-3), who made 23 saves for his eighth career shutout. Video review was needed to confirm the eventual game-
winning goal by Admirals forward Kevin Fiala and Max Reinhart added an empty-net goal for the team’s 30th win of the year. Iowa goalie Leland Irving (7-15-3) made 21 saves on 22 shots in the one-goal defeat. Iowa’s David Cunniff made his head-coaching debut after he was named the third head coach in team history on Saturday night. Iowa visits Chicago at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
After a scoreless first period, Kevin Fiala broke open the game with a wraparound goal that was reviewed before it was awarded the Admirals. Defenseman Trevor Murphy set up Fiala at 12:40 of the second period, as the Milwaukee forward swept in behind the Iowa net and slipped a wraparound off the left leg pad of goalie Leland Irving. Video review revealed Irving’s pad was behind the goal-line, allowing the puck to cross the line for Fiala’s ninth goal of the season and a 1-0 lead.
Irving was pulled in the final two minutes in favor of an extra attacker. Milwaukee forward Max Reinhart fired the puck from the red line at 19:10, scoring an empty-net goal from Colton Sissons for the 2-0 final.
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