GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS
Apr 9, 2025Iowa Wild (26-35-5-1; 58 pts.) vs. Milwaukee Admirals (36-21-5-6; 83 pts.)
The Iowa Wild host the Milwaukee Admirals at Wells Fargo Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m. If the Wild win, all fans in attendance will receive a ticket to a future game as a part of Winning Wednesday, presented by Pizza Hut and KIOA.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 34-38-8-7 (18-19-3-3 at Wells Fargo Arena, 16-19-5-4 at Milwaukee)
Last Time: Milwaukee took a 4-1 win over Iowa at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Mar. 8... Travis Boyd scored Iowa’s lone goal... Cal O’Reilly, Ryder Rolston, and Jake Livingstone scored for Milwaukee... Samuel Hlavaj turned aside a season-high 41-of-44 shots... Magnus Chrona stopped 29-of-30 shots... The Admirals went 1-for-6 on the power play
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
SEASON SERIES: Five of the seven games in the season series have been decided by two or more goals... Iowa has outscored Milwaukee 10-6 in third periods... The Wild are 2-for-26 on the power play against the Admirals... Milwaukee is 5-for-23 with the man advantage
GOING STREAKING: Iowa enters Wednesday’s game riding a four-game win streak... The Wild tied their longest win streak of the season (Feb. 21 - Mar. 4) in Sunday’s win over San Diego
SPECIAL TEAMS STAT: The Wild have held opponents scoreless on the power play in four games in a row (0-for-9)
SCORING FIRST: Iowa has scored the first goal in four games in a row... The Wild have won eight consecutive games when scoring first... Graeme Clarke has scored the opening goal in back-to-back games
HOT HANDS
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Carson Lambos is riding a three-game point streak (1=2=3)
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Lambos is a plus-9 over Iowa’s last four games
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Tyler Madden has five points (1-4=5) over the last four games
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Liam Öhgren has recorded a point in four of his last five games (4-3=7)
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Travis Boyd has points in five of his last seven games (4-5=9)
FAMILIAR FACE
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Milwaukee’s roster includes Iowa Wild alumni Turner Ottenbreit
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Ottenbreit played in 175 games across four seasons with the Wild
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The Yorkton, Saskatchewan native recorded 38 points (9-29=38) with Iowa
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Ottenbreit made his Iowa debut on Oct. 26, 2019 at Tucson
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Ottenbreit is tied with several players for highest plus-minus in a single game (+4)
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