photo by: Joe Lovell

Nailers goaltender Taylor Gauthier makes a save Sunday during Wheeling’s win over the Iowa Heartlanders at WesBanco Arena.

WHEELING — The Wheeling Nailers put together a terrific bounceback effort on Sunday afternoon, as they avenged Saturday’s setback and defeated the Iowa Heartlanders 4-1 at WesBanco Arena.

Lukas Svejkovsky led the way offensively with two goals and an assist, while Taylor Gauthier was sensational in goal with 28 saves.

After a scoreless first period, the Nailers tallied two goals less than two minutes apart, before the Hearlanders got on the board late in the stanza.

Exceptional goaltending from Taylor Gauthier kept the Nailers in the lead in the early stages of the third, before his team tacked on a pair of insurance markers in the final five minutes.

Gauthier earned the victory for Wheeling, as he thwarted 28 of the 29 shots he faced. Peyton Jones took the loss for the Heartlanders, as he made 30 saves on 33 shots.

The Nailers play four more games in a five-day span in the coming week. The stretch begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Indy. Wheeling’s first home game of the week is at 7:10 p.m. Friday against Toledo. The team will go back to Indy again at 7 p.m. Saturday at 7:00, before returning home to conclude the week at 4:10 p.m. Sunday against Kalamazoo.

HEARTLANDERS 6, NAILERS 2 (SATURDAY)

The story of Saturday night’s game at WesBanco Arena was the first period, as the Iowa Heartlanders turned on the red light four times in the opening frame, en route to a 6-2 win at WesBanco Arena. Brett Budgell and Louie Boudon each had three-point nights for the Heartlanders, while Isaac Belliveau assisted on both Wheeling Nailers goals, scored by Evan Vierling and Tanner Laderoute.