Fort Wayne, IN — The Iowa Heartlanders fell, 5-2, to the Fort Wayne Komets Wednesday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Iowa scored twice in the opening four minutes of the third, cutting into Fort Wayne’s four-goal edge. Jonny Sorenson tallied on a breakaway while Iowa was two men down penalty kill, the first “5-on-3” short-handed goal in team history. Three minutes later, Elliot Desnoyers got a pass from Luke Mobley, curled to the right post and sniped it by Nathan Day (win, 21 saves). Iowa generated eight shots in the third.
Fort Wayne scored three goals in the opening 10:02 to take a 3-0 edge. Austin Magera tallied on a two-on-one down low at 3:34, Josh Groll struck next on a two-on-none breakaway six minutes later and Matt Brown finished the first period scoring with a strike 40 seconds later.
Jayden Grubbe extended to a 4-0 edge with 1:39 to go in the second.
Trevor Janicke posted an empty-net goal in the final minute to put the game away.
Riley Mercer took the loss despite allowing only one goal in the final two periods (21 saves).
Iowa is next at home for Luck of the Landers against Kansas City on Wed., Mar. 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets start at $10 for all Heartlanders home games. Heartlanders Family 4 Packs (4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 sodas, 1 large popcorn starting at $69) and the Deer & Beers Ticket Bundle (1 ticket and 2 domestic beers for $25) are now available.
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Get Tickets — Wednesday, March 18th vs. Kansas City: Luck of the Landers
Feeling lucky? Come share the vibes with the Heartlanders as they take on the Kansas City Mavericks on March 18th at 7:00 p.m. Luck of the Landers Night brings Irish charm to the ice with festive music and green-themed events. Come cheer on your Heartlanders in this SHAMROCKIN’ showdown!
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