GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MANITOBA MOOSE

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MANITOBA MOOSE

Mar 15, 2025

Iowa Wild (20-32-3-1; 44 pts.) vs. Manitoba Moose (20-32-1-3; 44 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild host the Manitoba Moose on Saturday at 6 p.m. on 90’s Night, presented by Principal Charity Classic. The first 1,500 fans will receive a t-shirt presented by Principal Charity Classic and KISS FM. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 36-22-2-2 (17-12-0-1 at Wells Fargo Arena, 19-10-2-1 at Manitoba) 

Last Time: Manitoba defeated Iowa 7-2 at Canada Life Centre on Feb. 9... Hunter Haight and Travis Boyd scored for the Wild... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 23-of-30 shots... Dylan Ferguson turned aside all six shots he faced in relief... Iowa went 0-for-2 on the power play... The Moose finished 2-for-2 with the man advantage 

2023-24: Iowa went 4-4-0-0 against Manitoba in 2023-24... Caedan Bankier ranked second among Wild skaters with six points (3-3=6) in six games against the Moose...  Carson Lambos led Iowa with 11 PIM against Manitoba... Jesper Wallstedt posted a 2-1-0 record with a 2.35 GAA and a .929 SV% in three games played 

TEAM NOTES 

SEASON SERIES: Milwaukee has outscored Iowa 17-11 in the season series... The Wild have outshot the Moose 42-29 in third periods and 128-114 through four games... Iowa’s power play is 3-for-14 against Manitoba... The Moose are 3-for-10 on the man advantage against the Wild 

FIVE-GAME HOMESTAND: Iowa played seven of the last eight games on the road... The Wild are 2-2-1-0 at Wells Fargo Arena since Feb. 1 

EARLY STAGES: Iowa has allowed the first goal in 10 of the last 12 games... The Wild have allowed a goal in the opening frame in seven straight games 

SPECIAL TEAMS: Iowa has allowed power-play goals in five consecutive games... Opposing power plays are 5-for-20 in that span... The Wild are scoreless on the man advantage over the last four contests (0-for-17) 

GRATULUJI, ADAM! 

  • Adam Raska enters Saturday’s game having played 199 AHL games 

  • Raska made his AHL debut on Oct. 17, 2021 at Bakersfield with San Jose 

  • The Frydek-Mistek, Czechia native played his first game in an Iowa uniform on Nov. 10, 2023 vs. Rockford 

  • Raska scored his first goal with the Wild on Dec. 2, 2023 at Colorado 

SERIES LEADERS 

  • Travis Boyd leads Iowa skaters in goals (3) and points (3-2=5) against Manitoba this season 

  • Ben Jones and Brendan Gaunce each have two assists against the Moose 

  • Samuel Hlavaj owns Iowa’s lone win against Manitoba 

  • Dominic Toninato and Parker Ford are tied for the lead among Moose skaters in goals (3) against the Wild 

  • Toninato (3-3=6) is tied with Brad Lambert (0-6=6) for the team lead in points against Iowa 

  • Domenic DiVincentiis owns a 1-1-0 record with a 2.04 GAA and a 0.946 SV% against the Wild this season 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT 

  • Manitoba enters Saturday’s contest having won two of their last seven games (2-3-0-2) 

  • Brad Lambert has four assists in his last four games 

  • Fabian Wagner has scored in four games in a row (5-0=5) 

  • Dylan Coghlan has registered a point in nine of Manitoba’s last 11 games (7-8=15) 

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 2025-26 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365

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