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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT SAN JOSE BARRACUDA

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT SAN JOSE BARRACUDA

Oct 19, 2024

Iowa Wild (0-2-0-0; 0 pts.) at San Jose Barracuda (1-1-0-0; 2 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and San Jose Barracuda face off in the first game of a weekend set at Tech CU Arena on Saturday at 9 p.m. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 5-4-1-2 (2-2-0-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 3-2-0-1 at San Jose)  

Last Time: Iowa defeated San Jose by a 5-3 score on Nov. 30, 2022 at Tech CU Arena to sweep a back-to-back set... Sammy Walker, Joseph Cramarossa, Steven Fogarty, Mike O’Leary, and Adam Beckman each scored for the Wild... Jesper Wallstedt turned aside 31-of-34 shots to earn the win in net 

2022-23: Iowa and San Jose did not play in 2023-24... The Wild and Barracuda faced off four times in 2022-23... Iowa won both games in San Jose and finished with a 2-1-0-1 record against the Barracuda... Jesper Wallstedt went 2-0-1 against San Jose 

TEAM NOTES 

ROAD READY: Iowa won its last two road games and finished 5-5-0-0 in the last 10 away contests during 2023-24... The Wild were 13-19-3-1 on the road last season... San Jose went 14-16-4-2 at Tech CU Arena last year 

SHOT COUNT: The Wild posted 17 shots in the first period and 16 shots in the second period of Sunday’s game against Manitoba... Iowa did not post 15+ shots in two periods within the same game during the 2023-24 season... The Wild played three games during 2023-24 in which the team posted double digit shots in every period 

SCORING FIRST: Iowa has allowed the first goal in the game’s fifth minute in each of the season’s first two games against the Manitoba Moose... The Wild responded with a first period goal in each matchup 

MILNE’S 100TH 

  • Michael Milne will skate in his 100th AHL game on Saturday, all of which have come in an Iowa Wild uniform 

  • Milne made his professional debut on Oct. 14, 2022 against San Jose and recorded his first career point (assist) 

  • The Abbotsford, BC native registered his first professional goal on Nov. 11, 2022 against the Milwaukee Admirals 

  • Milne posted 13 points (7-6=13) in 57 games during his rookie season and 21 points (8-13=21) in 40 games during 2023-24 

  • Selected in the third round (#89 overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft, Milne owns three career game-winning goals 

BY THE NUMBERS 

  • Sammy Walker leads current Wild skaters with four career games played against the Barracuda 

  • Walker is also tied for the all-time lead in goals scored against San Jose (3) 

  • Walker (3-2=5) trails Gerald Mayhew (3-3=6) and Dmitry Sokolov (3-3=6) for most points by a single skater against the Barracuda 

  • Walker’s five points during the 2022-23 season series were tied with Joe Hicketts (0-5=5) for the team lead 

  • All four games in the 2022-23 season series were decided by one or two goals 

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