MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Iowa Wild were eliminated from playoff contention in a 2-1 loss to the Milwaukee Admirals at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Milwaukee outshot Iowa 16-10 in the first period.
The Wild struck first with a shorthanded goal 4:04 into the middle frame when Dylan Gambrell sprung Ben Jones for a wrister over the glove of Matthew Murray (32 saves).
Isaac Ratcliffe answered for the Admirals on the power play at 9:05 with a forehand finish past Samuel Hlavaj (30 saves) from the low slot.
Ratcliffe found the back of the net 2:48 later with a goal that stood as the eventual game-winner.
The Admirals outshot the Wild 26-23 through 40 minutes.
Iowa posted 10 third period shots but was unable to solve Murray, who scrambled to pull a loose puck off the goal line with just under four minutes remaining.
Iowa outshot Milwaukee 33-30. The Wild finished 0-for-3 with the man advantage while the Admirals went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Iowa returns to Casey’s Center to host the Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday, Apr. 15 at 7 p.m.
