Wolves not Wild about loss

Iowa forwards Jason Gregoire and Tyler Graovac scored 2 goals apiece to lead the Wild to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves on Saturday night at Allstate Arena in Rosemont.

Defenseman Mathieu Brodeur scored for the Wolves (14-11-3-0), who get a rematch with the Wild today at 3 p.m. in Iowa.

"I hope our desperation level (changes) more than anything," said Wolves coach John Anderson. "We were embarrassed at home and now we have a chance to do the same thing right back to them, so we better do it."

The Wild (9-17-1-1) opened the scoring at 8:39 of the first period when center Brett Sutter won a faceoff and headed toward the goal to redirect the wrist shot that defenseman Danny Syvret launched from just above the left circle.

The Wild made it 2-0 at 11:51 of the first when Gregoire crashed the crease and kicked in Michael Keranen's centering pass from along the left boards.

Iowa pushed its margin to 3-0 at 5:53 of the second period on Graovac's first goal. Wolves goaltender Matt Climie saved Marc Hagel's shot from the left point with the tip of his glove and tried to knock the puck into the corner, but Graovac pounced on the loose puck and flipped it home.

The Wolves got on the board at 13:19 on Brodeur's blast from the high slot that sliced through traffic and eluded goaltender Johan Gustafsson. Ty Rattie and Jeremy Welsh earned assists on Brodeur's third goal of the season.

Gregoire notched his second of the night at 17:43 of the second period to give Iowa a 4-1 lead. Climie saved Zack Phillips' shot from the right faceoff circle, but Gregoire anticipated the rebound toward the left circle and knocked it home.

Graovac picked up his second goal at 11:57 of the third when his shot from close range tipped off a Wolves stick, floated over everyone's head and into the net for a 5-1 advantage.

Gustaffson (5-10-1) posted 24 saves to earn the win. Climie (7-7-2) stopped 27 shots.

The Wolves return to Allstate Arena at 7 p.m. Monday to host the Grand Rapids Griffins.