GAME PREVIEW - IOWA WILD at TEXAS STARS
Feb 27, 2021Iowa Wild (3-3-1-0; 7 pts.) at Texas Stars (3-3-0-0; 6 pts.)
The Wild climbed back from two different one-goal deficits and scored three goals in the third period to top the Stars 5-3 last night in Cedar Park, TX. Tonight’s game is the fifth meeting between Iowa and Texas of an eventual 12 contests.
BIG NIGHT’S ALL AROUND
Wild defenseman Calen Addison scored a pair of goals, including his first pro goal, and forward Mitchell Chaffee had three assists, the first multi-point game of his pro career. Forward Gabriel Dumont tallied his 300th AHL point in a two-assist performance and forward Mason Shaw recorded a goal and an assist.
WILD WRITINGS
- Goaltender Dereck Baribeau made an AHL career-high 33 saves in last night’s contest.
- Forward Gabriel Dumont is on a league-high seven-game point streak.
- Iowa had four multi-point performances last night.
- Iowa moved into third place in the Central Division.
- Baribeau is tied for third in the AHL in wins (3) and overall has a record of 3-0-1-0 this season.
STARS SCRIBBLES
- Texas has only lost consecutive games to Iowa on two occasions since 2013.
- Forward Cole Schneider extended his goal streak to three games with a tally last night.
- Rookie defenseman Thomas Harley extended his point streak to six games. Harley is the first rookie in Stars history to open his AHL career with a six-game point streak.
- Of the 22 Stars skaters to make an appearance this season, only four have yet to record a point.
- Forward Derek Barach scored his first goal in a Stars uniform last night.
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