GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. SAN DIEGO GULLS
Apr 6, 2025Iowa Wild (25-35-5-1; 56 pts.) vs. San Diego Gulls (27-31-5-3; 62 pts.)
The Iowa Wild host the San Diego Gulls at Wells Fargo Arena on Sunday at 3 p.m. The first 1,500 fans will receive a Batman bobblehead, presented by PMS Accounting and KGGO. The team will also hold a postgame skate presented by learntoskateiowa.com and STAR 102.5.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 12-10-2-1 (6-5-1-0 at Wells Fargo Arena, 6-5-1-1 at San Diego)
Last Time: Iowa scored three times in the first period and beat San Diego 4-2 on Friday night at Wells Fargo Arena... Graeme Clarke scored twice for the Wild... Connor MacEachern and Luke Toporowski also scored for Iowa... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 23-of-25 shots
2023-24: Iowa finished 1-2-0-1 against San Diego last season... Sammy Walker led the Wild in points and assists (4)... Mason Shaw led Iowa skaters in goals (3)... Nikita Nesterenko posted eight points (5-3=8) in four games... The two teams combined for three power-play goals in 29 opportunities... Both games in San Diego were decided by one goal
TEAM NOTES
THREE IN THREE: Iowa has scored three goals in a period in three consecutive games... The Wild are 11-1-0-0 when scoring three or more goals in a period
SEEKING FOUR: Iowa enters Sunday’s game riding a three-game win streak... The Wild have won three in a row three other times this season... Iowa’s longest win streak lasted four games (Feb. 21 - Mar. 4)
SPECIAL TEAMS STAT: The Wild have held opponents scoreless on the power play in three games in a row (0-for-7)
SCORING FIRST: Iowa has scored the first goal in three games in a row... The Wild have won seven consecutive games when scoring first
STRONG STARTS: The Wild have held opponents scoreless in three first periods in a row... Iowa has scored in the first period in four games in a row
POWERFUL PERFORMANCES
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Graeme Clarke recorded his fourth two-goal game in an Iowa uniform on Friday
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Connor MacEachern scored his first American Hockey League goal in the win
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Samuel Hlavaj made his sixth consecutive appearance on Friday
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Hlavaj has appeared in six games in a row and nine of the team’s last 11 contests
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Hlavaj has allowed four goals just once over that span
RASKA'S 100TH
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Adam Raska enters Sunday’s game having played 99 games with the Iowa Wild
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Raska played his first game with Iowa on Nov. 10, 2023 at Rockford
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Raska’s first goal with the Wild came on Dec. 2, 2023 at Colorado
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Raska has recorded 21 points (8-13=21) and 170 PIM with Iowa
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Raska made his Minnesota Wild debut on Jan. 6, 2024 at Columbus
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