GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.– Luck was on the side of the white-and-green clad team on Saturday at Van Andel Arena, as a controversial late penalty led to Alex Grant’s power play goal with only 16 seconds left that lifted the Iowa Wild to a 2-1 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins.
With 1:40 remaining, Dylan McIlrath was called for holding after he and Kyle Rau jostled for the puck entering the Griffins’ zone, sparking a furious protest by McIlrath. Grant then found the top of the net on a slap shot from the right point to give the Wild their second come-from-behind win in Grand Rapids this week.