With hockey being a three period sport, there is always time to get off the ice after the horn, come back with a tabula rasa, and make adjustments to either make amends or keep the pace. Unfortunately for the Wild, their first period was nixed by a lackluster second, needing the third to right the ship. Iowa was able to get off to a fast start and light the lamp early, but the Rockford IceHogs (Chicago Blackhawks) get the two points after a 2-1, overtime win in Des Moines.
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