Live-Blogging: AHL Hockey-Iowa Wild at Texas Stars 02/01/2023

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AHL: Iowa Wild at Texas Stars 02/01/2023

​Game Location: H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, Cedar Park, TX

Announcers: John Peterson

Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Professional Ice Hockey’. Tonight, it is an American Hockey League Central Division game, between Iowa Wild (Minnesota Wild AHL Affiliate) and Texas Stars (Dallas Stars Affiliate).

Wild (21-14-4-3, 49 points) are playing well. They are 6 points behind Texas (24-9-6-2, 56 points) and have a 2-game set against the Central Division Leaders. They dropped Monday Night’s game in overtime. Now they need to win tonight, to get 3 out of 4 points against the Stars

For the Stars, they are looking to hold on to the Central Division Lead. However, the race for the division is heating up as 8 points separate first to fifth place.

Iowa is led by Sammy Walker in scoring. While Texas’ leading scorer is Riley Barber.

Wild has a goal differential of +3. They convert 19.28% of their power plays. And they kill 77.25% of their penalties.

As for the Stars, they have a goal differential of +39. They convert 20.13% of their power plays. And they kill 79.1% of their penalties.

It is Iowa Wild and Texas Stars, coming up shortly.

Previous Starting Lineups:
Iowa Wild:
Forwards: Petan, Swaney, O’Leary
Defense: Mermis, Ottenbreit
Goalkeeper: Zane McIntrye

Texas Stars:
Forwards: Karlstrom, Bourque, Kero
Defense: Butcher, Harley
Goalkeeper: Anton Khudobin

Wild is in their Minnesota green. While Stars are in their Dallas white  green and black.

1st Period:
20:00: Wild wins faceoff, center ice. Iowa to defend the right net. While Texas will defend the left net.
19:48: Swaney's shot saved by Murray.
19:26: Ottenbreit's shot saved by Murray.
19:01: Stars win faceoff. Right Circle of Texas' Zone.
18:38: Karlstrom's shot saved by Wallstedt.
17:15: Stars win faceoff. Right Circle of Texas' Zone.
17:05: Gardner's shot saved by Wallstedt.
17:05: Wild wins faceoff. Right Circle of Iowa's Zone.
16:10: Wild wins faceoff. Left Circle of Iowa's Zone.
15:57: Stars win faceoff. Right Circle of Iowa's Zone.
15:11: PENALTY: Marco Rossi called 2-minutes for holding. Texas Power Play.
15:11: Stars win faceoff. Right Circle of Iowa's Zone.
14:04: Butcher's shot saved by Wallstedt.
13:10: GOAL: Nic Petan scored a goal, for the Wild. IA 1, TEX 0
13:10: Stars win faceoff, center ice.
11:51: Karlstrom's shot saved by Wallstedt. 
11:51: Media Timeout #1: IA 1, TEX 0

11:51: Stars win faceoff. Right Circle of Iowa's Zone.
9:46: Stars called for icing.
9:46: Wild wins faceoff. Right Circle of Texas' Zone.
9:32: Sustr's shot saved by Murray.
9:28: Media Timeout #2: IA 1, TEX 0

​AHL Scores:

9:28: Wild wins faceoff. Left Red Dot of Iowa's Blue Line.
9:06: Sustr's shot saved by Murray.
8:29: Tufte's shot saved by Wallstedt.
7:42: Gleason's shot saved by Wallstedt.
7:42: Wild wins the draw. Left Circle of Iowa's Zone.
6:53: Barber's shot saved by Wallstedt.
6:42: PENALTY: Andrej Sustr called 2-minutes for interference.
6:42: Stars win the draw. Left Circle of Iowa's Zone.
5:31: Blumel's shot saved by Wallstedt.
5:11: O'Leary's shot saved by Murray.
4:42: Wild back to full strength.
4:14: PENALTY: Fredrick Olofsson called 2-minutes for tripping. Iowa Power Play.
4:14: Media Timeout #3: IA 1, TEX 0

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2:58: Rossi's shot saved by Murray.
2:20: Sustr's shot saved by Murray.
2:20: Stars win faceoff. Left Circle of Texas' Zone.
2:14: Stars back to full strength.
:52: Hicketts' shot saved by Murray.
:52: Stars win faceoff. Left Circle of Texas' Zone.
:16: PENALTY: Rhett Gardner called 4-minutes for a double minor high-sticking. Wild Power Play.
:00: The End of 1st Period. Wild to start 2nd Period with 3:44 left on the Gardner double-minor high-sticking penalty.

1st Intermission:
IA 1, TEX 0 

1st Period Scoring;
6:50: Nic Petan (IA) G (Sammy Walker with assist)

1st Intermission Thoughts:
Petan's goal is the difference in this game. Iowa could put a stranglehold early, if they cash in on a power play from a Rhett Gardner double-minor high-sticking penalty. 

AHL Scores:

2nd Period:
​20:00: Wild wins faceoff, center ice. Iowa to defend the left net. While Texas to defend the right net. 
20:00: Wild starts the 2nd Period, on a power play from a Rhett Gardner double-minor high-sticking penalty.
19:31: Hicketts' shot saved by Murray.
18:58: PENALTY: Marco Rossi called 2-minutes for slashing. 4-on-4 for 2 minutes. 
16:58: Wild back to the power play for 42 seconds. 
16:52: Mermis' shot saved by Murray.
16:16: Stars back to full strength.
15:25: Stars win faceoff. Right Circle of Texas' Zone.
14:45: GOAL: Sam Hentges scored a goal, for the Wild. IA 2, TEX 0
14:45: Stars win faceoff, center ice. 
14:14: GOAL: Nic Petan scored his 2nd goal of the night. IA 3, TEX 0
14:14: STARS TIMEOUT: IA 3, TEX 0
14:14: Iowa wins faceoff, center ice.
13:12: Tufte's shot saved by Wallstedt.
12:16: Media Timeout #4: IA 3, TEX 0
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11:38: O'Leary's shot saved by Murray.
9:13: Wild called for icing.
9:13: Iowa wins faceoff. Right Circle of Iowa's Zone.
8:58: Gardner's shot saved by Wallstedt.
8:48: Tufte's shot saved by Wallstedt.
8:31: Tufte's shot saved by Wallstedt.
8:31: Media Timeout #5: IA 3, TEX 0

AHL Scores:

8:31: ​Iowa wins faceoff. Left Circle of Iowa's Zone.
8:19: Hentges' shot saved by Murray.
8:19: Stars win faceoff. Right Circle of Texas' Zone.
7:38: Petan's shot saved by Murray.
7:38: Stars win faceoff. Left Circle of Texas' Zone.
6:54: Stars Training Staff looking at Marian Studenic, who crashed the corner boards. 
6:54: Iowa wins faceoff. Right Red Dot of Wild's Blue Line.
5:45: PENALTIES: Brandon Baddock called 2-minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct.  While Ben Gleason called 2-minutes for slashing. 4-on-4 hockey for 2 minutes.
5:45: Media Timeout #6: IA 3, TEX 0

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5:45: Iowa wins faceoff.
3:45: Both teams back to full strength.
3:37: Blumel's shot saved by Wallstedt.
3:35: PENALTY: Andrej Sustr called 2-minutes for interference. Stars Power Play.
3:35: Iowa wins faceoff. Right Circle of Iowa's Zone.
3:18: POWER PLAY GOAL: Jacob Peterson scored a PPG, for the Stars. IA 3, TEX 1
3:18: Iowa wins faceoff, center ice.
3:03: O'Leary's shot saved by Murray.
2:06: Hicketts' shot saved by Murray.
1:50: Stars win faceoff. Left Circle of Iowa's Zone.
:53: Mermis' shot saved by Murray.
:53: Stars win faceoff. Left Circle of Texas' Zone.
:00: The End of 2nd Period.

2nd Intermission:
IA 3, TEX 1 

2nd Period Scoring:
5:15: Sam Hentges (IA) G
5:46: Nic Petan (IA) G
16:42: Jacob Peterson (TEX) PPG

2nd Intermission Thoughts:
Wild scored 2 goals in the 2nd Period. However, Texas got a PPG by Jacob Peterson, to cut the Iowa lead to 2 goals. 

AHL Scores:

3rd Period:
​20:00: Stars win the faceoff. Texas return to defend the left net. Wild returns to defend the right net.
19:44: Iowa wins faceoff. Left Red Dot of Texas' Blue Line.
19:12: HAT TRICK GOAL: Nic Petan scored a hat trick goal, for the Wild. IA 4, TEX 1
19:12: Stars win faceoff, center ice.
18:42: Barber's shot saved by Wallstedt.
18:42: Iowa wins faceoff. Right Circle of Wild's Zone.
18:34: Stars win faceoff. Right Red Dot of Wild's Blue Line.
18:09: Swaney's shot saved by Murray.
17:00: PENALTY: Damien Giroux called 2-minutes for hooking. Stars Power Play.
17:00: Stars win faceoff. Right Circle of Iowa's Zone.
15:31: Gleason's shot saved by Wallstedt.
15:30: POWER PLAY GOAL: Fredrik Karlstrom scored a PPG, for the Stars. IA 4, TEX 2
15:30: Stars win faceoff, center ice.
15:01: Stars win faceoff. Right Circle of Iowa's Zone.
14:57: PENALTY: Ryan Shea called 2-minutes for interference. Wild Power Play. 
14:57: Iowa wins faceoff. Right Circle of Texas' Zone.
14:43: Iowa wins faceoff. Right Circle of Texas' Zone.
14:30: O'Leary's shot saved by Murray.
13:19: Giroux's shot saved by Murray.
13:19: Iowa wins faceoff. Right Circle of Texas' Zone.
12:57: Stars back to full strength.
12:45: Media Timeout #7: IA 4, TEX 2

9:33: O'Rourke's shot saved by Murray.
9:33: Media Timeout #8: IA 4, TEX 2

AHL Scores:

​9:33: Iowa wins faceoff.
6:57: Hentges' shot saved by Murray.
6:37: PENALTY: Ben Gleason called 2-minutes for kneeing. Iowa Power Play.
6:37: Iowa wins faceoff.  Right Circle of Texas' Zone.
6:28: Walker's shot saved by Murray.
4:37: Stars back to full strength.
4:30: Media Timeout #9: IA 4, TEX 2

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4:30: Stars win faceoff. Left Circle of Texas' Zone.
4:08: Stars win faceoff. Left Red Dot of Iowa's Blue Line.
3:44: Stars have an extra attacker and an empty net. 
3:26: Iowa wins faceoff. Right Circle of Wild's Zone.
3:17: Wild called for icing.
3:17: Stars win faceoff. Right Circle of Iowa's Zone.
2:26: EMPTY NET GOAL: Sammy Walker scored an empty net goal, for the Wild. IA 5, TEX 2
1:54: PENALTY: Andrej Sustr called 2-minutes for tripping. Stars Power Play.
1:27: POWER PLAY GOAL: Fredrik Karlstrom scored his 2nd goal of the game. IA 5, TEX 3
1:27: Stars win faceoff, center ice.
:43: Stars have an extra attacker and an empty net.
:38: Iowa wins faceoff. Left Circle of Iowa's Zone.
:00: The End of Game.

Final:
IA 5, TEX 3
IA: (22-14-4-3, 51 points)
​TEX: (24-10-6-2, 56 points)

Final Stats:
SOG: IA 32, TEX 20
PP: IA 0/5, TEX 3/5
PIM: IA 14 min/7 in; TEX 12 min/5 in

3 Stars of the Game:
1st: Nic Petan (IA) Hat Trick
2nd: Mike O'Leary (IA) 2 A
​3rd: Jacob Peterson (TEX) G

Final Thoughts:
Iowa was able to keep Texas from threatning Jesper Wallstedt. It also helped that Nic Petan got a hat trick. 

For the Stars, they were dominated from Iowa. 

Iowa will head to Rockford, to face the IceHogs. While Stars will host Grand Rapids. Both games will start Friday.

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