Zach White spurred the comeback with consecutive goals in the second period, helping turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead. On his second goal at 15:23 of the second, he sniped the puck from the right-wing circle over the shoulder of Evan Cormier (loss, 24 saves), giving Iowa a lead they did not surrender.
Tommy Parrottino scored three points for Iowa, assisting on two and finishing the game with an empty-net strike assisted by Yuki Miura.
Iowa scored on their first shots of the first (Nolan Orzeck, 1:04 of 1st) and second periods (White, 3:07 of 2nd). Kalamazoo tallied on the game’s first shot at :35 of the first on a breakaway from Justin Taylor. After allowing the first goal, Hunter Jones recovered and won his second straight start with 18 saves.
Nick Cardelli scored in his first professional game on a rip from the left-wing circle after a face-off victory from Tyler Busch. The goal gave Iowa a 4-2 lead and was the game-winning strike. It marked the second straight game Iowa received the game-winning goal on a player’s first pro goal (Matt Hanewall, game-winning goal on Mar. 10 vs. Indy).
Iowa has won back-to-back home games and plays the next three on the road, starting Friday, Mar. 17 at Cincinnati at 6:35 p.m.
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