Heartlanders host Komets again Saturday

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Coralville, Iowa – The Iowa Heartlanders (31-21-6-4, 72 points) host the Fort Wayne Komets (37-19-5-0, 79 points) Saturday at 6:00 p.m. on Decades Night.

The Heartlanders are home two more times this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, then have a week to prepare for the next home game against Wichita on Sun., Mar. 30 at 3:00 p.m.

The Heartlanders couldn’t get a tying goal Friday and fell 4-1 to the Fort Wayne Komets. Matt Sop tied the game at one late in the second, but Fort Wayne added two in the last half of the third.

Iowa is third in the Central Division. Fort Wayne is second in the Central Division.

Promotion: Decades Night

Game Day Guide

5:00 PM: Doors Open

5:50 PM: Be in your seats

6:00 PM: Puck Drop

Broadcast Information

Audio Broadcast: Mixlr.com/GoHeartlanders

FloHockey Video Broadcast (Subscription Service): https://flosports.link/3AZr3GZ

Affiliates: Iowa Heartlanders (Minnesota Wild/Iowa Wild) | Fort Wayne Komets (Edmonton Oilers/Bakersfield Condors)

Need To Know:

- Will Calverley earned an assist in his return to the lineup Friday.

- Heartlanders are playing Fort Wayne for the fourth time this season. 

- Saturday is game two of a ten-game homestand. 

All-time series

The Heartlanders are 10-13-2-1 all time against the Komets and have won five of those games ever at Xtream Arena.

At the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, the Heartlanders are at .500 (5-5-0-1).

Both teams have been about even against each other every season. Iowa went 3-3-0-1 against Fort Wayne last season, 2-4-1-0 against the Komets the year before, and Iowa won the season series in the Landers’ inaugural season (5-4-0-0).

The closeness of the games has often bred contempt; the Heartlanders have had 17 fighting majors all time against Fort Wayne, Iowa’s most against any Central Division foe.

Saturday record

Saturday is Iowa’s winningest day of the season; the Heartlanders boast 10 wins on Saturdays (10-7-1-1). The Heartlanders have gone 6-1-1-1 at home on Saturdays this season.

Iowa has not hosted a Saturday game since Feb. 15, a thrilling 5-4, come-from-behind win in the shootout against division-best Toledo.

This will be Iowa’s second Saturday game against the Komets this season. Fort Wayne won the first one in overtime, 2-1, in the Landers’ second game of the season on Oct. 19.

$10 Online Youth Tickets

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Saturday, Mar. 22 at 6:00 p.m. vs. Fort Wayne: Decades Night

We’re traveling BACK IN TIME for a vintage evening of retro fun on Decades Night! Enjoy classic tunes, nostalgic games and a lively atmosphere celebrating the best of the 80's, 90's and 2000’s. 

Sunday, Mar. 23 at 3:00 p.m. vs. Fort Wayne

The Heartlanders wrap up the weekend with a Sunday showdown vs. the rival Komets.

Sunday, Mar. 30 at 3:00 p.m. vs. Wichita: Happy Gilmore Day, pres. by Waggle Golf  + Kelly Cup Appearance + Postgame Skate

Now that’s what I call a Hole-In-One! We’re paying homage to one of the best comedy movies ever and celebrating the start of golf season. Plus, check out the Kelly Cup, the ECHL’s championship trophy, at the game, and join us for a postgame skate, pres. by The Family Dental Center.

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