DES MOINES, Iowa – Kirill Gerasimyuk stopped all 17 shots he faced as the Charlotte Checkers shut out the Iowa Wild 2-0 at Casey’s Center on Saturday night.
Iowa outshot Charlotte 6-2 in a scoreless opening frame.
Jack Devine corralled the rebound of Trevor Carrick’s point shot and slid the puck past the leg of Cal Petersen (19 saves) at 8:19 of the second period to put Charlotte ahead 1-0.
The Checkers posted 15 second period shots and outshot the Wild 17-12 through 40 minutes.
Wilmer Skoog extended Charlotte’s lead to two goals when he deflected Mike Benning’s long-range effort over a screened Petersen 11:28 into the third period.
Charlotte outshot Iowa 21-17. The Wild finished 0-for-4 with the man advantage while the Checkers went 0-for-3 on the power play.
Iowa hosts the Texas Stars at Casey’s Center on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.
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