GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS
Dec 8, 2024Iowa Wild (7-11-1-0; 15 pts.) vs. Milwaukee Admirals (11-5-1-2; 25 pts.)
The Iowa Wild will seek a weekend sweep in a Sunday matinee against the Milwaukee Admirals at Wells Fargo Arena at 3 p.m. The first 1,500 kids 12 and under will receive a youth jersey giveaway presented by Caliber Collision and LAZER 103.3. The team will host a postgame skate presented by learntoskateiowa.com and STAR 102.5.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 32-35-8-7 (16-19-3-3 at Wells Fargo Arena, 16-16-5-4 at Milwaukee)
Last Time: Iowa beat Milwaukee 5-2 at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday evening... Liam Öhgren scored twice for the Wild while Bradley Marek, Carson Lambos, and Graeme Clarke also found the score sheet... Jesper Wallstedt turned aside 22-of-24 shots... Magnus Chrona stopped 21-of-25 shots... Iowa went 0-for-3 on the power play... Milwaukee finished 1-for-5 with the man advantage
2023-24: Iowa went 2-4-2-0 against Milwaukee in 2023-24... Jesper Wallstedt posted a record of 2-3-1 in six appearances... Daemon Hunt and Sammy Walker ranked tied for second in points by Iowa skaters against Milwaukee... Each player posted one goal and six assists
TEAM NOTES
FOUR GOAL THIRD: Iowa scored four goals in the third period on Saturday to defeat Milwaukee... The Wild had played 116 games without scoring four times in a period... Iowa last scored four goals in a period in the first period on Feb. 11, 2022 vs. Chicago
HIGH FIVE: The Wild have scored at least five goals in each of their last five wins... Iowa has won nine games in a row in which the team scored five goals... Iowa’s last loss when scoring five goals came on Feb. 11, 2022 vs. Chicago
SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa’s power play has been held scoreless in five consecutive games (0-for-14)... The Wild have not scored a power play goal in 16 consecutive opportunities dating back to Nov. 16 vs. Texas... Iowa’s opposition has scored a 5-on-3 goal in back-to-back games
MR. 100
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Sammy Walker registered his 100th career point with Iowa with an assist on Liam Öhgren’s third period tally on Saturday
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Walker became the 13th player in Iowa Wild history to record 100 points with the team
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Walker’s first AHL point, an assist, came on Oct. 14, 2022 vs. San Jose in his Iowa debut
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He went on to set Iowa rookie records for goals (27), power-play goals (9), and plus-minus (+19) in 2022-23)
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Walker led Iowa in assists (31) and points (45) in 2023-24
POINT NIGHT
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Liam Öhgren recorded his third multi-point game of the season on Saturday
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Öhgren’s pair of goals propelled him into the team lead in goals (7) and points per game (0.89)
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Carson Lambos scored his first goal of the season in the third period on Saturday
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Matthew Sop recorded his first career AHL assist on the tally by Lambos
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