SAN ANTONIO, Tex., – The Iowa Wild (17-18-2-1, 37 points) defeated the San Antonio Rampage (16-19-2-0, 34 points) 4-1 in front of 7,106 fans on Friday night at the AT&T Center. Forwards Sam Anas and Jeff Hoggan scored seven minutes apart in the 
second period propelling Iowa to its third straight win. Anas and Mario Lucia each finished with two points in the victory. Forwards Christoph Bertschy and Zack Mitchell also scored helping Iowa improve to 9-7-2-0 on the road this season. Iowa goalie Alex Stalock (11-10-2) stopped 30 shots for the win. Rampage goalie Jeremy Smith (1-6-1) stopped 17 of 21 in defeat. Iowa concludes a five-game road trip in San Antonio at 7 PM on Saturday.
Wild forward Christoph Bertschy broke open a scoreless first period with the game’s first goal at 18:22. Wild forward Grayson Downing flipped a high lofty pass out of the Iowa zone. Bertcshy chased down the puck and got in front of the Rampage defender for a breakaway. He snapped his sixth goal of the year over the glove of Jeremy Smith for the 1-0 lead. Rookie Mario Lucia added an assist on the game’s first goal.
In the second period, Iowa expanded its lead at 5:36 as Sam Anas made it 2-0 Wild. Defenseman Dylan Labbe held the puck in the Rampage zone, slipping a pass to Anas on the left-wing wall. Anas shifted around traffic and snapped a wrist shot past Smith for his fifth goal of the season. Defenseman Zach Palmquist added an assist on Anas’ goal. Iowa made it 3-0 at 12:36 as Jeff Hoggan finished off a play for his fifth goal of the season. Defenseman Mike Reilly played the puck down low for center Pat Cannone. He stickhandled and snuck a pass to the back post for Hoggan who finished off the play. The Rampage got on the scoreboard at 15:46 when Rocco Grimaldi and AJ Greer set up J.T. Compher’s 10th goal of the year for a 3-1 deficit after two periods of play.
Iowa regained its three-goal lead at 6:56 of the third period off a power-play goal by Zack Mitchell. The goal was set up after some nifty passing. Anas went down low to Lucia, who gave a one-touch pass to Mitchell in the slot. He beat Smith for his fourth goal of the year and a 4-1 final score
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