GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS
Apr 17, 2024Iowa Wild (25-37-4-3; 57 pts.) vs. Grand Rapids Griffins (35-22-8-4; 82 pts.)
The Iowa Wild host the Grand Rapids Griffins at Wells Fargo Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 31-20-3-2 (15-10-0-1 at Wells Fargo Arena, 16-10-3-1 at Grand Rapids)
Last Time: Grand Rapids took a 5-2 win over Iowa on Mar. 16 at Van Andel Arena... Luke Toporowski and Sammy Walker scored for the Wild... Zane McIntyre turned aside 25-of-29 shots... Sebastian Cossa stopped 27-of-29 shots to earn the win
2022-23: Iowa recorded a 7-1-1-1 record against Grand Rapids last season... The Wild went 3-0-1-1 at home against the Griffins... Nic Petan led Iowa in goals and points (6-5=11) in seven games against Grand Rapids... Taro Hirose paced the Griffins with 12 points (2-10=12) in 10 games played
TEAM NOTES
LATE SCORING: Iowa has scored three first period goals in the last six games... The Wild have scored a third period goal in seven consecutive contests... Iowa broke a seven-game streak of allowing a first period goal on Sunday at Manitoba
SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa has scored two power play goals in back-to-back games... The Wild are 8-3-0-0 when scoring twice on the power play... Iowa’s power play is 1-for-23 against Grand Rapids... The Griffins are 4-for-19 on the man advantage against the Wild
SEEKING A WIN: Iowa enters Wednesday’s matchup seeking their first win against Grand Rapids this season (0-5-1-0)... The Wild have dropped three consecutive games to the Griffins... Iowa last lost four in a row to Grand Rapids from Dec. 13, 2017 - Feb. 25, 2018 (0-1-0-3)
SAMMY’S STREAK
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Sammy Walker extended a career-long point streak in Sunday’s game against Manitoba
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Walker registered an assist on Steven Fogarty’s second period goal to extend his point streak to eight games (2-7=9)
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Walker exceeded his previous career-high of five consecutive games with a point, reached two other times in his AHL career, with an assist on Apr. 9 vs. Rockford
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Walker leads Iowa in points (44), assists (30), and shots (171), and ranks third in goals (14)
HOT HANDS
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Steven Fogarty recorded his second career four-point game with two goals and two assists in Sunday’s win at Manitoba
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Fogarty is tied with Daemon Hunt for the most multi-point games (6) this season among active Iowa skaters
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Luke Toporowski has five points (2-3=5) over Iowa’s last three games
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Daemon Hunt is also riding a three-game point streak (0-4=4)
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Peyton Jones recorded his first AHL win and a career-high in saves (36) on Sunday
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