GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHICAGO WOLVES
Feb 26, 2025Iowa Wild (17-30-3-1; 38 pts.) vs. Chicago Wolves (27-20-2-0; 56 pts.)
The Iowa Wild host the Chicago Wolves at Wells Fargo Arena on Winning Wednesday at 7 p.m. If the Wild win, all fans in attendance will receive a free ticket to a future game.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 37-55-8-3 (18-28-3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 19-27-5-1 at Chicago)
Last Time: Chicago took a 4-1 win over Iowa at Allstate Arena on Feb. 22... Travis Boyd scored his 12th goal of the season in the loss... Samuel Hlavaj turned aside a season-high 36 shots... Iowa went 0-for-2 with the man advantage... Chicago went 1-for-2 on the power play
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
SEASON SERIES: The Wild will play the final three games of the season series against the Wolves at Wells Fargo Arena... Iowa has scored a second period goal in four of five games against Chicago this season... Chicago has held Iowa to eight shots or fewer in every first period
SCORING FIRST: Iowa broke a four-game first period scoreless streak in Sunday’s win at Grand Rapids with two goals in the opening frame... The Wild scored first for the first time since Feb. 8 at Manitoba
SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa has earned a point (3-0-1-0) in four consecutive games when scoring a power-play goal... The Wild have won three games in a row when holding the opposing power play scoreless
THREE OR FEWER: Iowa has won five times in 37 games when scoring three goals or fewer... The Wild have scored three goals or fewer in 16 games in a row
SERIES LEADERS
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Ryan Sandelin leads Iowa skaters with four points (3-1=4) against Chicago
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Adam Raska is the only Wild skater with two assists against the Wolves
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Jesper Wallstedt allowed two goals on 18 shots in Iowa’s win against Chicago on Oct. 29 in the opening game of the season series
SEASON HIGHS
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Jesper Wallstedt set a season high with 38 saves in Sunday’s win at Grand Rapids
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Wallstedt’s career high for saves in a game (43) came on Dec. 2, 2023 at Colorado
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Graeme Clarke tied a season high for points and set a season high for assists with three assists in Sunday’s game
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
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Chicago enters Wednesday’s contest on a three-game win streak
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The Wolves had lost four games in a row prior to the current winning streak
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A five-game winning streak preceded the four-game losing streak
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Bradly Nadeau ranks second among AHL rookies in goals (21) and fourth in points (37)
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