Funny how things work out when the special teams units come together. Whether it was a man up or a man down, Iowa seemed to have an answer for everything that the Cleveland Monsters (Columbus Blue Jackets) had to throw at them. It also helped that netminder Steve Michalek was able stop damn near everything.
After a solid showing against the IceHogs, Michalek (2-0-0; 2.00 GAA/.940 SV%) got his second start of the season. It took a minute or two for the second-year netminder to settle in, but once he was on, he was on - stopping 29 of 30 shots put on net by the Monsters.