Des Moines, IA— Goalie Matt Murray stopped 29 shots to lead the Admirals to a 3-2 win over Iowa on Wednesday at Casey’s Center.

It was Milwaukee’s first win in Des Moines since April. 9, 2025. The Admirals lost three games in Iowa in the ’25-’26 season, but did win a neutral site game at Hockey Day Minnesota on Jan. 23, 2026.

Admirals forward Joakim Kemell scored a goal to extend his season-opening points streak to five games.

Murray earned his second win of the season. He recorded 15 first period saves.

Former Admirals forward Justin Kirkland scored the first goal of the game. Kirkland drove the net from the left circle and gave Iowa a 1-0 lead at :58 of the first period.

Milwaukee’s Felix Nilsson scored his first American Hockey League goal at 4:19 of the first period to knot the game. Nilsson backhanded a rebound of a Hunter Skinner shot into the goal for his first tally in North America.

Milwaukee claimed its first lead at 8:22 of the second period. Admirals forward Kyle Marino snapped a shot from the top of the left circle just under the crossbar for his second goal of the season. Tyson Jost and Daniel Nieminen were awarded the assists.

Kemell scored his second goal of the season at 11:51 of the second frame. Kemell whipped a shot from the left circle that whizzed past the right ear of Iowa goalie Riley Mercer. Nieminen and Cole O’Hara assisted on the goal.

The Wild pulled its goalie with 4:03 remaining in the contest. Iowa’s Mason Shaw deflected a puck into the goal with 18.5 seconds remaining in the game to close the scoring.

The Admirals will travel to Chicago Saturday night for the first of twelve games this season against the Wolves. Milwaukee will host Chicago Sunday afternoon, in a game originally scheduled for Fri., October. 23.