SAN ANTONIO, TX – Jordan Kyrou recorded his first career hat trick and Evan Polei netted his first goal of the season, as the San Antonio Rampage (10-7-7) skated to a 5-1 win over the Iowa Wild (12-7-4) on Wednesday at the AT&T Center.
The Iowa Wild play the San Antonio Rampage during the second period of an AHL hockey game, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in San Antonio. (Darren Abate/AHL)
Kyrou is the first Rampage player to record a hat trick since Sammy Blais scored three goals against the Ontario Reign on Mar. 11, 2018.
The Rampage opened the scoring for the sixth consecutive game when Niko Mikkola wired a wrist shot from the right circle that ticked off of Kyrou and past Iowa goaltender Dereck Baribeau at 5:01 of the first period. Kyrou’s sixth goal of the season made it 1-0 Rampage.
The goal was initially credited to Mikkola, but was changed by the end of the game.
The Wild drew even at 2:35 of the second period when Gerald Mayhew redirected a Brennan Menell wrist shot past Ville Husso for his 13th goal of the year, tying the game 1-1.
Kyrou restored the Rampage lead with his first of two power play goals on the night, beating Baribeau from the right circle at 6:34 of the second period. Kyrou scored again on the power play at 18:27 of the second period, this time beating Baribeau from the left circle for his third of the game and eighth of the season to make it 3-1.
Kyrou is the first Rampage player with multiple power play goals in the same game this season. The Wild entered the game sporting the league’s second-ranked penalty kill and had only surrendered nine power play goals all season.
Polei notched his first goal as a member of the Rampage at 12:17 of the third period, deflecting a Joey LaLeggia shot past Baribeau to make it 4-1. Derrick Pouliot would add an empty-net goal for his fifth goal of the year.
LaLeggia and Jake Walman each collected two assists, and Pouliot added an assist for a two-point game.
The Rampage completed their six-game homestand at 3-1-2.
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