GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS
Jan 3, 2025Iowa Wild (11-18-1-0; 23 pts.) at Milwaukee Admirals (14-10-1-3; 32 pts.)
The Iowa Wild travel to UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena to visit the Milwaukee Admirals on Friday at 7 p.m.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 33-36-8-7 (17-19-3-3 at Wells Fargo Arena, 16-17-5-4 at Milwaukee)
Last Time: Milwaukee beat Iowa 4-2 at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Dec. 13... Travis Boyd and Ryan O’Rourke scored for the Wild... Dylan Ferguson turned aside an AHL career-high 39-of-43 shots... Magnus Chrona stopped 23-of-25 shots for the Admirals... Both teams were held scoreless on the power play
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
PERIOD BY PERIOD: Iowa has scored a first period goal in three consecutive games... The Wild have allowed a second period goal in six games in a row... Iowa’s opponents have scored 14 goals in the middle frame over that span... The Wild have allowed a third period goal in three consecutive games and have not outscored an opponent in the final frame in six games
SHOOTOUTS AVOIDED: Iowa is one of four teams in the AHL to not play in a shootout this season... The longest single-season regular stretch without a shootout came over the entire 2020-21 regular season (34 games)
FOUR OR MORE: Over the last 16 games, Iowa has won every game in which the team has scored four goals and lost every game in which the team scored fewer than four goals... The Wild have not won when scoring three or fewer dating back to Oct. 29 (3-2 W vs. CHI)
SERIES LEADERS
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Liam Öhgren (3-2=5) and Sammy Walker (1-4=5) are tied for the team lead in points against Milwaukee this season
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Samuel Hlavaj owns the lowest GAA (1.00) and SV% (0.955) among goaltenders in the season series
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11 Iowa skaters have scored against Milwaukee and 20 players have recorded a point against the Admirals
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Vinnie Hinostroza leads Milwaukee skaters in points (1-3=4) during the season series
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Ozzy Wiesblatt is the only Admirals skater to find the back of the net twice against Iowa this season
WATCHING WORLD JUNIORS
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10 players in Iowa’s lineup skated at least one game at the IIHF World Junior Championship (U-20)
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Caedan Bankier, Joseph Cecconi, Samuel Hlavaj, David Jiricek, Carson Lambos, Liam Öhgren, Ryan O’Rourke, Adam Raska, David Spacek and Jesper Wallstedt each represented their country at World Juniors
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