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Bloomington, IL \u2014\u00a0Iowa Heartlanders forward Jaxon Nelson scored the game-winning goal on the power play with 19.9 seconds to go, slinging the Heartlanders to a 4-3 win over the Bloomington Bison Friday at Grossinger Motors Arena. The game took 3 hours and 29 minutes, the second-longest in team history, due to an hour-long weather delay following the second period from tornado warnings in the area.<\/p>\n

\"Nelson,<\/p>\n

On the game-winning goal, Nelson found a hopping puck at the right slot and chopped it in for his team-best 19th of the season, assisted by Cameron Butler and Mike Koster. Jack Collins also scored his first as a pro in the third frame eight minutes in.<\/p>\n

Elliot Desnoyers scored twice before the long weather delay in a 16-second span. Iowa overcame a 2-0 deficit for the win and William Rousseau blocked 23 shots in victory.<\/p>\n

Dryden McKay suffered defeat with 21 saves.<\/p>\n

Both teams scored twice in the second in a wild second frame. Shane Ott (2:32) and Mark Kaleinikovas (14:15) tallied to make it 2-0 Bison. Next, Desnoyers took over on a magical shift to even the score. First, he knifed through the defense, toe dragged and flipped in the puck at the left post for his first goal at 18:26. Sixteen seconds later, Desnoyers finished with flair again, dragging from the right post to the left bar while squeezing between defenders for his second goal.<\/p>\n

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The Heartlanders visit Bloomington Saturday at 7:00 p.m. to wrap up the team\u2019s fifth anniversary season.<\/p>\n

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