GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS
Jan 11, 2023Iowa Wild (15-14-2-2; 34 pts.) at Grand Rapids Griffins (13-17-1-1; 28 pts.)
The Iowa Wild head to Michigan to take on the Grand Rapids Griffins Wednesday at Van Andel Arena at 6 p.m. CST. The Wild enter the contest having won four of the past five games.
MULTI POINTS
Adam Beckman recorded two goals and an assist in Iowa’s 4-1 win over the Rockford IceHogs on Sunday to earn his sixth multi-point game this season. Beckman trails Sammy Walker, who leads the team with seven multi-point games in 2022-23. The Saskatoon, Sask. native became the first Wild player to score multiple goals in multiple games this season; Beckman also had a two-goal, one assist performance on Dec. 4, 2022 vs. Chicago.
JUST SAY JESPER
• Jesper Wallstedt has won a season-long three consecutive starts
• The Vasteras, Sweden native allowed a single goal in each start, stopping 87-of-90 shots (0.967 save percentage) across the three games
• Wallstedt had previously allowed one goal in a single start (Nov. 20 at Chicago, 5-1 W)
DID YOU KNOW
• Iowa is tied for eighth in the AHL in road wins (9)
• Grand Rapids has exceeded four goals just once in its last 11 games
• The Wild have not won back-to-back games at Grand Rapids since a six-game win streak that spanned portions of three seasons (Mar. 14, 2018-Oct. 30, 2019)
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