Iowa scored three times in the first and led 3-0 after one. Kris Bennett scored on the breakaway a minute in, gliding into the zone all alone and stashing it in at the left post.
Kuffner redirected a centering feed and scored on a pass from Zach White eight minutes later to make it 2-0. Ben Sokay tallied with 31 seconds left in the period, jamming in a net front dish from Yuki Miura on the man up, to make it 3-0. Sokay has goals in a team-record six straight games and has 11 on his season.
White assisted the second period’s only goal to make it 4-0 at 4:00. Bennett sparked the play, outworking the Mavs to the trapezoid. As he skated to the right goal post, he found White sneaking towards the right slot. White clapped the puck to the top shelf.
Jake Smith and White scored in the third period to put the game away, 6-1.
Corbin Kaczperski earned the game’s third star with 26 saves. Daniil Chechelev allowed six goals on 36 shots in defeat.
Iowa returns home for a three-game home stand next week, starting Wed., Mar. 9 at 7:00 p.m. against Fort Wayne for College Night, pres. by Hills Bank. Friday at 7:00 p.m., it’s Military Appreciation Night, pres. by GreenState Credit Union with a Camo Stress Ball giveaway. Proceeds from Friday’s tickets benefits Salute to Fallen. Iowa hosts Kalamazoo on Saturday, Mar. 12 at 7:00 p.m.
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