Grand Rapids shut out Iowa 3-0 on Friday night at Casey’s Center, powered by a 31-save shutout from Trey Augustine and a pair of goals from John Leonard.
The visiting Griffins struck first 4:50 into the opening period when Wilmer Skoog capitalized on a power play, beating a screened William Rousseau from the top of the circles. Grand Rapids outshot the Wild 15-6 in the first 20 minutes to establish an early territorial edge.
Leonard extended the lead to 2-0 at 15:21 of the second frame by converting on an Iowa turnover. Both teams registered 21 shots through two periods before Leonard struck again on an odd-man rush 9:42 into the final frame to seal the 3-0 final score.
Augustine turned aside all 31 shots he faced to secure the clean sheet for the Griffins, who outshot the hosts 33-31 overall. On special teams, the Wild finished 0-for-3 with the man advantage, while Grand Rapids went 1-for-5.
The two teams wrap up their weekend series on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Casey’s Center for Veterans Appreciation Night. The first 1,500 fans through the doors will receive a hat courtesy of Flying Eagle Financial and WHO.
During Saturday’s rematch, the Wild will wear specialty jerseys honoring veterans, followed by a postgame jersey auction. Proceeds from the auction will directly benefit ALS Association Iowa, with Iowa Wild hockey presented by Kwik Star.
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