Iowa started the scoring with Kurtis Gabriel scoring his 6th of the year on a rebound 13:28 in to the first. Gustav Olofsson and Jeff Hoggan got the assists. In the first Texas bombed the Wild net with 12 shots, with Alex Stalock saving all 12 and Iowa only got 6 shots but still walked away with the lead.
The second period saw no goals and Texas getting 9 shots and Iowa getting 8 shots. There was 6 penalties in the second period alone and Iowa got 4 of them but the Stars were unable to convert on the PP opportunities.