GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MANITOBA MOOSE
Mar 16, 2025Iowa Wild (20-32-4-1; 45 pts.) vs. Manitoba Moose (21-32-1-3; 46 pts.)
The Iowa Wild host the Manitoba Moose on Sunday at 3 p.m. for Crash’s Wild West Birthday Bash. The first 1,500 kids (12 and under) will receive a youth jersey presented by JP Party Rentals and NASH FM.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 36-22-3-2 (17-12-1-1 at Wells Fargo Arena, 19-10-2-1 at Manitoba)
Last Time: Iowa came back from a pair of deficits to force overtime in a 5-4 defeat to Manitoba on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena... Jack Peart, Liam Öhgren, Ryan Sandelin and Ben Jones scored for the Wild... Jesper Wallstedt stopped 25-of-30 shots... Domenic DiVincentiis turned aside 39-of-43 shots
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
MAN ADVANTAGE MARKERS: Iowa matched a season high (Dec. 31 at Rockford) with three power-play goals on Saturday... Saturday’s game marked the seventh time this season the Wild scored two or more goals with the man advantage... Iowa went 2-for-4 on the power play in the season opener against Manitoba
SPECIAL TEAMS, CONT.: Iowa has allowed power-play goals in six consecutive games... Opposing power plays are 6-for-23 in that span... The Wild broke a four-game power play scoreless streak on Saturday
THIRD PERIOD PUSH: Iowa has outshot Manitoba in four of five third periods this season... The Wild scored their first third period goal since Feb. 28 on Saturday
EARLY STAGES: Iowa has allowed the first goal in 11 of the last 13 games... The Wild have allowed a goal in the opening frame in eight straight games
SERIES LEADERS
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Travis Boyd leads Iowa skaters in goals (3) against Manitoba this season
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Ben Jones (1-4=5) leads the Wild in assists against the Moose and is tied with Boyd (3-2=5) for the team lead in points against Manitoba
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Dominic Toninato and Parker Ford are tied for the lead among Moose skaters in goals (3) against the Wild
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Toninato (3-4=7) is tied with Brad Lambert (0-7=7) for the team lead in points against Iowa
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Domenic DiVincentiis owns a 2-1-0 record with a 2.64 GAA and a 0.932 SV% against the Wild this season
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
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Manitoba has won four of five games against Iowa during the 2024-25 season
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Brad Lambert has five assists in his last five games
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Fabian Wagner has scored in five games in a row (6-0=6)
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Dylan Coghlan has registered a point in 10 of Manitoba’s last 12 games (7-9=16)
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