GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT SAN DIEGO GULLS
Mar 18, 2023Iowa Wild (28-24-5-4; 65 pts.) at San Diego Gulls (19-39-1-0; 39 points)
The Iowa Wild travel to Pechanga Arena to take on the San Diego Gulls Saturday at 9 p.m.
SPECIAL STREAK
The Iowa Wild extended a power-play goal-scoring streak to four games with Nic Petan’s second period goal against the Coachella Valley Firebirds Friday night. The Wild have six power-play goals over the past four games. Iowa has had two five-game power-play goal scoring streaks this season; the Wild converted 8-of-27 opportunities from Dec. 4-13 and 5-of-19 chances from Jan. 11-21.
HOT HANDS
• Marco Rossi has points in six games in a row (3-7=10)
• Jesper Wallstedt has not allowed more than three goals in any of his last five starts
• Steven Fogarty has points in four of his last five games (3-2=5)
• Joe Hicketts saw a four-game point streak (1-5=6) come to a close Friday
FIRST MEETING
• San Diego enters Saturday’s matchup on a season-long four-game win streak
• Iowa put together a six-game streak from Jan. 7-20 and a five-game streak from Mar. 3-12
• The Wild won the first three meetings between the two clubs last season before falling 5-3 in San Diego on Apr. 2, 2022
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