ROSEMONT, Ill.—The Wolves extended their points streak to six games with a 1-0 loss to the Iowa Wild in a shootout Saturday night at Allstate Arena.
The Wolves were unable to solve Wild goaltender Riley Mercer, who made 26 saves in his American Hockey League debut. Caedan Bankier scored the winner in the shootout for Iowa, which snapped a two-game losing skid.
“We had our chances but their goalie stood on his head,” said Wolves defenseman Gavin Bayreuther, who had three shots on goal. “We can’t be too upset with that.”
Neither team could find the back of the net during regulation and overtime and Bankier ended it in the shootout.
Cayden Primeau (24 saves) was stellar but took the loss in goal for the Wolves while Mercer earned the win for the Wild.
“I heard it was (Mercer’s) first AHL game so congratulations to him, but we still wanted to get two points there,” Bayreuther said.
The Wolves dropped to 13-7-3-3 on the season while the Wild improved to 8-20-0-1.
Up next: The Wolves travel to Iowa to face the Wild on Dec. 27 (6 p.m.).
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