ROCKFORD, Ill.—In the final stop of their season-long, six-game road trip, the Wolves fell to the Rockford IceHogs 4-0 on Friday night at the BMO Center.
The Wolves were unable to solve IceHogs goaltender Jaxson Stauber, who not only recorded a 24-save shutout, but also scored a goal to help hand Chicago its fifth loss in a row. Four different IceHogs scored as Rockford ran its winning streak to three.
The IceHogs took a 2-0 lead heading into the first intermission on goals by Nolan Allan and Colton Dach.
After a scoreless second, Jackson Cates’ tally midway through the third put the IceHogs ahead 3-0 and Stauber capped the scoring with an empty-net goal.
Adam Scheel (16 saves) suffered the loss in goal for the Wolves while Stauber earned the win for the IceHogs.
The Wolves dropped to 16-23-3-2 on the season while Rockford moved to 19-19-5-2.
Next up: The Wolves host the Cleveland Monsters on Saturday night (7 p.m.) at Allstate Arena.
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