DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wild earned a point in a 4-3 loss to the Chicago Wolves at Casey’s Center on Wednesday night. 
Evan Vierling punched a rebound past William Rousseau (30 saves) 4:29 into the game to open the scoring for Chicago.
Ben Jones tied the contest on a shorthanded breakaway with a wrister over the blocker of Cayden Primeau (32 saves) at 12:21.
Matt Kiersted deflected a turnaround shot from Jones past Primeau with 3:47 remaining in the first period. Oskar Olausson picked up a secondary assist on Kiersted’s goal.
Elliot Desnoyers extended Iowa’s lead to 3-1 with his first goal in a Wild uniform 31 seconds later. After Caedan Bankier sent a pass through the slot, Riley Heidt threw the puck to the top of the net for Desnoyers to tip home.
Ronan Seeley answered for the Wolves at 18:54 with a long-range shot.
Iowa outshot Chicago 12-11 in the first period and 11-7 in a scoreless middle frame.
Seeley struck again with a rebound finish on a shorthanded rush that tied the game at 13:37 of the third period.
After a scoreless overtime, Noel Gunler scored the only goal of the shootout in the fourth round to earn Chicago the extra point.
Iowa outshot Chicago 35-34. The Wild finished 0-for-6 on the man advantage and killed off all three Wolves power plays.
Iowa travels to BMO Center to visit the Rockford IceHogs on Saturday, Mar. 28 at 7 p.m.
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