GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS
Dec 8, 2023Iowa Wild (9-9-1-1; 20 pts.) vs. Milwaukee Admirals (10-8-1-0; 21 pts.)
The Iowa Wild host the Milwaukee Admirals at Wells Fargo Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. All fans are encouraged to bring a new or gently used plush animal to participate in the Teddy Bear Toss, presented by Principal.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 30-31-7-7 (15-16-2-3 at Wells Fargo Arena, 15-15-5-4 at Milwaukee)
LAST TIME: Iowa fell 3-1 in Milwaukee on Nov. 22... Jujhar Khaira scored the only goal for the Wild... Jesper Wallstedt saved 28-of-31 shots... Yaroslav Askarov stopped 27-of-28 shots for the Admirals... Milwaukee scored all three of its goals in the second period
2022-23: Iowa went 3-3-1-1 against Milwaukee in 2022-23... The Wild picked up five of a possible eight points in four road games... Five games were decided by one goal and two games were decided by two goals... Marco Rossi led Iowa with seven points (3-4=7) in just four games
TEAM NOTES
POWER-PLAY NUMBERS: Iowa has scored two power-play goals in three consecutive games... The Wild have won eight straight games in which the team has scored twice on the power play
SELECTIVE SHOOTING: Iowa has reached 10 shots in the first period just twice in the last 17 games... The Wild led after 20 minutes in each of those contests
THREE OR FEWER: Iowa’s goaltenders have not allowed more than three goals in 11 straight games... The Wild are 6-4-0-1 over that span... Iowa is undefeated in the six games in which the team has scored four or more goals this season
STRONG STARTS: Iowa has led after the first period in three straight games... The Wild are undefeated when leading after the first period (8-0-0-0) this season
JESPER WALLSTEDT
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Jesper Wallstedt has allowed just 14 goals in his last nine starts
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Wallstedt has allowed three goals just once in his last nine starts (Nov. 22 at Milwaukee)
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Wallstedt leads all AHL goaltenders with a 0.939 SAV%
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Wallstedt earned his second AHL Player of the Week nod of the sesaon on Monday for stopping 83-of-86 shots in a weekend sweep of the Colorado
DAEMON HUNT
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Daemon Hunt has recorded two assists in each of the last three games and totaled seven points over that span (1-6=7)
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Hunt turned in a career-best three points (1-2=3) on Dec. 1 at Colorado
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