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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHICAGO WOLVES

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHICAGO WOLVES

Dec 20, 2024

Iowa Wild (10-13-1-0; 21 pts.) vs. Chicago Wolves (12-9-2-0; 26 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild host the Chicago Wolves on Friday at 7 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena for the team’s first ever Santa-Con presented by Outlets of Des Moines. Fans are encouraged to dress as Santa and bring new and gently used stuffed animals to throw on the ice after the team’s first goal as a part of the annual Teddy Bear Toss. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 37-51-8-3 (18-27-3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 19-24-5-1 at Chicago) 

Last Time: Iowa earned its first win of 2024-25 with a 3-2 victory at Allstate Arena on Oct. 29... Ryan Sandelin scored twice for the Wild while Kyle Masters added the game-winning goal at 10:22 of the third period... Jesper Wallstedt turned aside 16-of-18 shots to earn the win 

2023-24: Iowa went 7-0-1-0 against Chicago in 2023-24... The Wild won each of the final four meetings and won all four games at Wells Fargo Arena... Just two games were decided by two goals or more... Gavin Hain (2-2=4) and Sammy Walker (2-2=4) each ranked T-2nd among Wild skaters in points... Jesper Wallstedt went 6-0-1 with a 1.53 GAA and 0.947 SV% against Chicago 

TEAM NOTES 

START TO FINISH: The Wild have scored the first goal in six consecutive home games... Iowa has scored two or more goals in the third period in seven of their last eight wins 

SPECIAL SWEDE: Iowa is 8-6-0-0 in games in which Liam Öhgren has played this season... The Wild have lost just once at home with Öhgren in the lineup 

HOME AND AWAY: Iowa has won four consecutive games at Wells Fargo Arena... The team’s last loss at home came on Nov. 16 vs. Texas... The Wild are winless in their last five games on the road... Iowa’s last road win came on Nov. 22 at Grand Rapids 

FOUR OR MORE: Iowa has won seven games in a row in which four or more skaters have scored in the same game... The Wild have scored four or more goals in nine consecutive wins 

MR. 300 

  • Defenseman Joseph Cecconi is set to play in his 300th career AHL game on Friday 

  • Cecconi, who served as team captain at the University of Michigan, totaled 62 points (9-53=62) across 147 games in his college career 

  • The Youngstown, N.Y. native made his AHL debut with the Texas Stars on Mar. 20, 2019 against Grand Rapids 

  • Cecconi recorded his first AHL point on Mar. 23, 2019 against Grand Rapids and his first AHL goal on Feb. 13, 2021 vs. San Jose 

  • The 6-foot-3, 216-pound blueliner made his Iowa debut on Oct. 12 against Manitoba 

  • Cecconi currently leads all Iowa skaters with a plus-10 rating 

FAMILIAR FOES 

  • Travis Boyd is riding a three-game point streak (1-6=7) 

  • Hunter Haight has three points (2-1=3) in his last three games 

  • Matthew Sop scored his first AHL goal in Tuesday’s win over Rockford 

  • Caedan Bankier snapped a six game scoreless streak on Tuesday 

  • Samuel Hlavaj has allowed one goal in each of his last two starts and four goals in his last three games 

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. 

Visit http://www.iowawild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, multimedia content, and daily statistics.   

Iowa Wild games are now streaming on AHLTV on FloHockey. Fans can visit FloHockey.tv now to create a free account, purchase subscriptions for the 2024-25 season, and watch all Iowa Wild games online.    

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