GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS
Jan 21, 2023Iowa Wild (19-14-2-2; 42 pts.) vs. Milwaukee Admirals (21-14-1-2; 45 pts.)
The Iowa Wild take on the Milwaukee Admirals at Wells Fargo Arena Saturday at 6 p.m. in the second game of a back-to-back weekend set. The Wild beat the Admirals 3-2 in overtime on Friday and have won six consecutive games.
WILD WEEKS
The Iowa Wild have been red hot over the last two weeks, winning six in a row. The Wild have also won six consecutive games at Wells Fargo Arena. Iowa is 8-2-0-0 over the past 10 games, trailing only Coachella Valley (9-0-0-1) and Toronto (9-1-0-0) for the best 10-game span in the American Hockey League. The Wild have only allowed 20 goals and have scored 32 over the last 10 games.
SPECIAL TEAMS
• Nic Petan’s overtime winner Friday night pushed Iowa’s power play to a season high 20% conversion rate and bumped the Wild power play to 13th in the AHL
• Iowa has scored a power play goal in four straight games and seven of the last eight games
• The Wild also ranked tied for first in the league with eight shorthanded goals for
WORKING OVERTIME
• Iowa has won three overtime games in a row since losing the season’s first two overtime decisions
• The Wild have also won three straight shootouts since dropping the season’s first two
• Iowa ranks tied for ninth in the league with 10 overtime games played
• The Wild had 18 games decided in overtime or a shootout in 2021-22
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