Pat Cannone opened the scoring for Iowa 13:26 in to the first period assisted by Colton Beck. Iowa outshot the Icehogs 14-9 in the first.
Chris DeSousa tied the game for the Icehogs 1:14 to the second but Pat Cannone got his second of the game at 13:57 after which Alex Stalock and the Wild were able to hang on to take the 2-1 win. Ryan Carter and Mike Reilly added the assists to Cannone's game-winner. Iowa outshot the Icehogs 16-13 through the second period but in the scoreless third Iowa was outshot 15-7.