GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

Jan 17, 2025

Iowa Wild (13-20-2-0; 28 pts.) vs. Rockford IceHogs (15-16-3-1; 34 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild begin an eight-game homestand with a game against the Rockford IceHogs at Wells Fargo Arena on Friday at 7 p.m.  

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 60-48-6-5 (31-26-1-1 at Wells Fargo Arena, 29-22-5-4 at Rockford) 

Last Time: Iowa beat Rockford 5-4 at BMO Center on Dec. 31... Brendan Gaunce recorded a hat trick for the Wild... Hunter Haight and Caedan Bankier also found the back of the net... Samuel Hlavaj turned aside 28-of-32 shots... Iowa finished 3-for-7 on the power play... Rockford went 2-for-5 with the man advantage 

2023-24: Iowa went 4-7-0-1 against Rockford in 2023-24... Three of the 12 games were decided by one goal... Carson Lambos (0-6=6) and Sammy Walker (2-4=6) ranked T-2nd among Iowa skaters in points during the season series... Jesper Wallstedt went 4-3-0 with a 2.46 GAA and a 0.917 SV% 

TEAM NOTES 

TRACK MEET: Iowa’s seven-goal outburst against San Diego on Wednesday marked the team’s highest scoring total in a single game during the 2024-25 season... The 12 combined goals also set a high mark for the season... Iowa had not played a game in which 12 goals were scored since the 2020-21 season opener vs. Texas (Feb. 5, 2020, 8-4 L) 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa’s power play converted twice in three opportunities on Wednesday... The Wild have scored on two or more power plays in three other games this season and won each game 

FOUR OR MORE: Over the last 21 games, Iowa has won every game in which the team has scored four goals and lost every game in which the team scored fewer than four goals... The Wild have not won when scoring three or fewer dating back to Oct. 29 (3-2 W vs. CHI) 

HOT HANDS 

  • Hunter Haight has registered a point in three consecutive games (1-2=3) 

  • Joseph Cecconi has posted points in each of his last three games (1-2=3) 

  • Travis Boyd has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1-1=2) 

POINTS PER GAME 

  • Three of Iowa’s five season leaders in the points-per-game category are currently recalled to Minnesota 

  • Liam Öhgren (0.92), Brendan Gaunce (0.85), and Devin Shore (0.71) are currently in the NHL 

  • Travis Boyd (0.88) and Ben Jones (0.86) are on Iowa’s roster for Friday night’s game 

  • Jones posted seven points (2-5=7) in his last two games (Nov. 15-16) with Iowa 

For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, please visit www.iowawild.com. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team’s website at www.iowawild.com. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at 515-564-8700 or tickets@iowawild.com. Season tickets for 2023-24 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365

 

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