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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT TEXAS STARS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT TEXAS STARS

Oct 25, 2024

Iowa Wild (0-5-0-0; 0 pts.) at Texas Stars (3-1-0-0; 6 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Texas Stars begin a weekend series at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Friday at 7 p.m. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 29-38-8-3 (13-21-3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 16-17-5-1 at Texas) 

LAST TIME: Iowa dropped a 2-1 decision to Texas in the final game of the season series on Mar. 30, 2024 at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park... Sammy Walker scored Iowa’s only goal in the third period... Jesper Wallstedt turned aside 36-of-38 shots... Ben Kraws stopped 26-of-27 shots for Texas 

2023-24: The Wild went 3-5-0-0 against the Stars in 2023-24... Two of Iowa’s three wins came at Wells Fargo Arena... Michael Milne and Sammy Walker ranked T-2nd among Wild skaters in assists (4) during the season series... Jesper Wallstedt went 2-3-0 with a 3.04 GAA and 0.905 SV% against Texas 

TEAM NOTES 

SEASON SERIES: Iowa last finished with a 0.500 record or better against Texas in 2020-21 (7-3-2-0)... The Wild have finished with a 0.500 record or better against the Stars four times 

LAST SEASON: All eight games in the 2023-24 season series were decided in regulation... Four of eight games were decided by one goal 

CLOSE CONTESTS: Four of Iowa’s five games have featured tie games or the Wild trailing by a single goal in the third period... The Wild earned points in half of their games when tied after two periods in 2023-24 (6-9-2-1) 

SCORING FIRST: Iowa’s opponents have scored the first goal in each of the season’s first five games... The Wild finished 8-34-1-1 when allowing the first goal in 2023-24... Iowa finished 19-3-3-3 when scoring first 

MULTI-POINT GAMES 

  • Sammy Walker posted a goal and an assist on Wednesday to become the sixth Iowa skater with a multi-point game this season 

  • 20 different skaters posted a multi-point game for Iowa in 2023-24 

  • Walker recorded five multi-point games last season 

  • Iowa skaters combined for 66 two-point games, seven three-point games and two four-point games in 2023-24 

SHOT TOTALS 

  • Iowa has posted 25 or more shots in all five games this season 

  • The Wild rank 5th in the AHL in shots/game (32.8) this season 

  • Iowa ranks T-16th in the AHL in shots against/game (28.2) 

ALL-TIME NUMBERS 

  • Ryan O’Rourke leads current Wild skaters and ranks fifth all-time with 25 career games against the Stars 

  • Sammy Walker leads current Iowa skaters and ranks T-4th all-time with seven career goals against Texas 

  • Walker also leads current Wild skaters in assists (6) and points (13) against the Stars 

  • Jesper Wallstedt is 4-4-1 lifetime against Texas with a 2.79 GAA and a 0.900 SV% 

For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, please visit www.iowawild.com. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team’s website at www.iowawild.com. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at 515-564-8700 or tickets@iowawild.com. Season tickets for 2023-24 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365. 

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