GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT CHARLOTTE CHECKERS
Nov 30, 2024Iowa Wild (6-10-1-0; 13 pts.) at Charlotte Checkers (9-4-1-2; 21 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Charlotte Checkers complete a weekend series at Bojangles Coliseum on Saturday at 3 p.m.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 9-17-1-2 (4-9-0-1 at Wells Fargo Arena, 5-8-1-1 at Charlotte)
Last Time: Charlotte defeated Iowa 5-3 at Bojangles Coliseum on Friday afternoon... Caedan Bankier, Gavin Hain, and Ryan Sandelin scored for the Wild... Dylan Ferguson stopped 31-of-35 shots... Marek Alscher scored the winner in the third period for Charlotte... The matchup marked the first time since Mar. 22, 2017 that the two teams played each other
2016-17: Iowa and Charlotte last played a season series in 2016-17... The Wild went 2-5-1-0 against the Checkers... Teemu Pulkkinen paced Iowa in goals (4) and points (8) against Charlotte... Alex Stalock went 2-3-1 with a 2.40 GAA and 0.922 SV% against the Checkers... 34 different players dressed for Iowa against Charlotte
TEAM NOTES
SHOT COUNT: Iowa has been outshot in five of the last six games (Nov. 9 - 29)... The Wild outshot their opponents in the previous eight games (Oct. 20 - Nov. 7)
FIRST GOALS: Caedan Bankier has scored Iowa’s first goal in each of the last two games... Brendan Gaunce leads Wild skaters with three opening goals
SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa’s power play has been held scoreless in three consecutive games (0-for-7)... The seven power plays are the fewest Iowa has received over a three-game stretch this season... The Wild have not scored a power play goal in nine consecutive opportunities dating back to Nov. 16 vs. Texas
GOALS BY PERIOD: Iowa has scored in the first and third period in six consecutive games... The Wild have not scored in the second period in back-to-back games after doing so in nine games in a row
STREAK STATS
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Joseph Cecconi is riding a career-long four-game point streak (0-5=5)
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Cecconi has six assists in his last six games
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Cecconi’s previous career long point streak came in 2022 with Texas and lasted three games (0-4=4, Jan. 16-21, 2022)
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Caedan Bankier has scored in back-to-back games after having been held goalless in 16 consecutive games dating back to Apr. 17, 2024
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David Spacek saw a six-game point streak (1-5=6), the longest of his professional career, snapped in Friday’s game
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Spacek had recorded an assist in each of his last five games
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