Peter Mannino stopped 31 shots as they beat the Peoria Rivermen 3-1 at Allstate Arena for their season-high sixth win in a row.
The Wolves moved into sole possession of fourth place in the AHL West Division heading into the All-Star break, up from sixth just five days ago.
Matt Anderson scored the opening goal from his knees 3 minutes, 40 seconds into the first period, and Tim Stapleton made it 2-0 19 seconds into the second period.
Stapleton’s goal puts him in a three-way tie for third in the AHL with 19, just behind the Wolves’ only All-Star, Brett Sterling, who leads
the league with 22.
“Stapleton is playing above AHL standards,” Wolves coach Don Lever said.
Mannino improved to 11-3 on the season while lowering his goals-against average to 1.94.
“Mannino was seeing the puck very well,” Lever said.
By Patrick Boylan
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