GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS
Feb 23, 2025Iowa Wild (16-30-3-1; 36 pts.) at Grand Rapids Griffins (27-19-3-1; 58 pts.)
The Iowa Wild wrap up a three-in-three with a visit to Van Andel Arena to take on the Grand Rapids Griffins on Sunday at 4 p.m.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 34-36-9-8 (17-14-8-5 at Wells Fargo Arena, 17-22-1-3 at Grand Rapids)
Last Time: Iowa beat Grand Rapids 3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena on Feb. 15... Reese Johnson, Travis Boyd, and Ryan O’Rourke scored for the Wild... Jesper Wallstedt stopped 33-of-35 shots to earn the win... Ville Husso turned aside 34-of-37 shots... The Wild went 1-for-5 with the man advantage and killed off all five Griffins power plays
2023-24: Iowa went 1-5-1-1 record against Grand Rapids last season... The Wild picked up points in each of their final two games against the Griffins... David Spacek led Iowa in assists (5) across eight games against Grand Rapids... Jonatan Berggren paced the Griffins with seven points (2-5=7) in six games played
TEAM NOTES
SEASON SERIES: Iowa has outshot Grand Rapids in four of five first periods this season... The Griffins have scored the first goal in each matchup... The Wild have scored on the power-play in back-to-back games against the Griffins... 12 different Iowa skaters have scored a goal against Grand Rapids
OPPOSING DEFENSES: Iowa posted a season-low 19 shots in Saturday’s loss at Chicago... The team’s previous low shot total (21) came on Nov. 24 at Grand Rapids in a 5-2 defeat
THREE OR FEWER: Iowa has won four times in 36 games when scoring three goals or fewer... The Wild have scored three goals or fewer in 15 games in a row
SPECIAL TEAMS: Iowa’s power play is 3-for-21 against Grand Rapids this season... The Wild have allowed two power-play goals to the Griffins in 19 opportunities
AGAINST THE GRIFFINS
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David Spacek leads Iowa skaters with five points (1-4=5) against Grand Rapids this season
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Graeme Clark, Hunter Haight, and Bradley Marek have each scored twice against the Griffins
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Joseph Cecconi is tied with Spacek for the team lead in assists (4) during the season series
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Ben Jones and Luke Toporowski each have a goal and three assists against Grand Rapids
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
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Grand Rapids had lost eight of nine games prior to a 5-4 shootout win over Lehigh Valley on Friday night
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The Griffins scored five goals in the eight losses
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Nate Danielson (2-2=4) is riding a four-game point streak
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Danielson leads Grand Rapids in assists (4) against Iowa this season
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Joe Snively leads Griffins skaters with five points (1-4=5) against Iowa
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