In the second game of a three-game set in Iowa, the Komets took another game away from the Heartlanders.
The first period started with the Komets surrendering a goal at 9:02 to Iowa’s Jack O’Brien, who beat Komet goaltender Nathan Day to put the Heartlanders up 1-0. Alex Aleardi answered with his second goal of the season to tie the score at 13:36. After a scrum in front of the Iowa net at 2 p.m., Iowa goaltender William Rousseau was punished with a five-minute major for spearing Komet forward Austin Magera and was ejected from the game. Backup goaltender Riley Mercer was pushed into duty and promptly gave up a goal to Josh Groll, giving the Komets a 2-1 lead after one period.
Brady Stonehouse started the scoring in the second frame with a strike at 1:03, with assists going to Dru Krebs and Tyler Inamoto. With Anthony Petruzzelli in the penalty area for heeling, Matt Miller was awarded a penalty shot but kept off the scoreboard by Mercer; however, the Komets continued to increase their lead with another power play goal from James Stefan, assisted by Aleardi and Groll. The Heartlanders scored a late goal at 7:22 to make it 4-2.
In the final period, the Heartlanders struck quickly, just 34 seconds later, to make it a one-goal game as the game quickly turned into a defensive battle with both teams having power play opportunities. The game was decided when Stonehouse stole the puck from the Heartlanders at center ice and scored his second goal of the game at 15:37, making the final score 5–3.
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