CLEVELAND, OH – The Iowa Wild (1-2-0-1, 3 points) defeated the Lake Erie Monsters (1-1-0-1, 3 points) 1-0 in a shootout in front of 6,177 fans at Quicken Loans Arena on Saturday evening. Making his season debut, Iowa goalie Leland Irving (1-0-0) was perfect in regulation with 37 saves and stopped four of six shootout attempts for his team’s first win of the season. Wild forwards Michael Keranen, Christoph Bertschy and Brady Brassart each scored in the shootout.
Brassart’s sixth-round shootout tally, followed by Irving’s save on Alex Broadhurst ended the scoreless contest. Monsters goalie Joonas Korpisalo (0-0-1) stopped 21 shots in regulation and allowed three goals on six shootout attempts. Iowa’s still looking for its first win at Wells Fargo Arena this year, returning home to host Milwaukee at 7 P.M. on Tuesday.
Neither team was able to score in regulation with Lake Erie outshooting Iowa 37-21. Both teams registered four shots in overtime before needing a six-round shootout to determine a winner. Keranen, Bertschy and Brassart netted scores for Iowa. Lake Erie forwards Sonny Milano and Oliver Bjorkstrand extended the shootout with timely goals.
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