GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS
Dec 13, 2024Iowa Wild (9-11-1-0; 19 pts.) at Milwaukee Admirals (11-6-1-2; 25 pts.)
The Iowa Wild visit the Milwaukee Admirals at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Friday at 7 p.m.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 33-35-8-7 (17-19-3-3 at Wells Fargo Arena, 16-16-5-4 at Milwaukee)
Last Time: Iowa scored three times in the third period to beat Milwaukee 4-1 and earn a weekend sweep on Dec. 8... Liam Öhgren, Brendan Gaunce, Graeme Clarke, and Michael Milne scored for the Wild... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 21-of-22 shots to earn his first AHL win... Iowa posted season highs in shots in a period (21) and shots in a game (43)
2023-24: Iowa went 2-4-2-0 against Milwaukee in 2023-24... Jesper Wallstedt posted a record of 2-3-1 in six appearances... Daemon Hunt and Sammy Walker ranked tied for second in points by Iowa skaters against Milwaukee... Each player posted one goal and six assists
TEAM NOTES
LAST THREE: Iowa has won each of the last three games... Two of the three wins came over Milwaukee... The Wild have outscored opponents 14-3 over the last three games... Iowa has outshot opponents in each of the three games... The Wild have scored first and last in each game
HIGH FLYING: Iowa has scored four or more goals in eight consecutive wins... The Wild are 8-2-0-0 when scoring four or more... Iowa has not played a one-goal game in 13 consecutive contests... Only one game over that span was decided by two goals
FINAL FRAMES: The Wild have recorded a third period goal in nine of the last 10 contests... Iowa has outscored opponents 19-15 in the third period over that span... The Wild have won seven of eight games when outscoring opponents in the final frame
POINTS FOR PAWS
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Brendan Gaunce (5-2=7) is riding a five-game point streak
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Gaunce’s hat trick on Wednesday against Rockford marked his second three-point game of 2024-25
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The three-point performance was the 16th of Gaunce’s AHL career and second with Iowa
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Gaunce’s longest AHL point streak lasted 11 games (7-7=14, Feb. 9 - Mar. 7, 2020 with Providence)
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Gaunce is pledging $100 per point to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, currently putting his donation total at $1,400
HOT HANDS
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Matthew Sop recorded his first AHL multi-point game on Wednesday (0-2=2)
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Sammy Walker is riding a three-game point streak (1-3=4)
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Graeme Clarke has scored a goal in each of Iowa’s last three games
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Jesper Wallstedt has allowed two goals over his last two starts
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Joseph Cecconi has registered a plus rating in each of the last three games and recorded his first plus-three rating of the season on Wednesday to extend his team-leading plus-minus mark to plus-12
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