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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. SAN JOSE BARRACUDA

Nov 3, 2024

Iowa Wild (2-6-1-0; 5 pts.) vs. San Jose Barracuda (6-2-0-0; 12 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and San Jose Barracuda wrap up a pair of weekend games on Sunday at 3 p.m. on Pucks ‘N’ Paws Day, presented by Dog Training Elite. The first 400 dogs will receive a collapsible bowl giveaway presented by Dog Training Elite & The Vibe 98.3. The team will host a postgame skate presented by learntoskateiowa.com and STAR 102.5. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 6-6-1-2 (3-2-0-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 3-4-0-1 at San Jose)  

Last Time: Iowa took the first game of the weekend series on Saturday by a 4-1 score... Ben Jones recorded the fastest goal to start a game in team history when he scored 15 seconds into the contest... Travis Boyd and Michael Milne each posted two points... Jesper Wallstedt stopped 31-of-32 shots 

2022-23: Iowa and San Jose did not play in 2023-24... The Wild and Barracuda faced off four times in 2022-23... Iowa won both games in San Jose and finished with a 2-1-0-1 record against the Barracuda... Jesper Wallstedt went 2-0-1 against San Jose 

TEAM NOTES 

FASTEST GOAL: Ben Jones broke the team record for both fastest goal to start a game and fastest goal to start a period with a goal 15 seconds into Saturday’s game... Colton Beck (0:22, Dec. 27, 2019 at Rockford) held the previous mark for fastest goal to start a game... Jonathon Blum and Tyler Graovac each scored 16 seconds into a period in 2014-15 

FOUR SCORERS: Iowa saw four different players score in Saturday’s win over San Jose... The Wild went 7-1-0-0 when at least four players scored in a single game in 2023-24 

FIRST ON THE BOARD: Iowa scored first and held its opponent scoreless for two periods for the second time in as many games on Saturday... The team scoring first has won each of Iowa’s games this season 

FOUR-GAME STREAK 

  • Brendan Gaunce extended his point streak (2-2=4) to four games with a goal in the second period on Saturday 

  • Gaunce’s point streak is the longest by an Iowa skater this season 

  • Gaunce’s longest AHL point streak lasted 11 games (7-7=14) with the Providence Bruins from Feb. 9 - Mar. 7, 2020 

  • Gaunce has recorded a shot in every game this season 

FAST FACTS 

  • 16 of 18 Iowa skaters recorded at least one shot on Saturday 

  • Saturday’s game marked the third consecutive game in which both power plays were held scoreless 

  • Iowa’s penalty kill has killed off 14 consecutive power plays 

  • Travis Boyd and Michael Milne became the first Wild skaters to record a second multi-point game this season on Saturday 

  • Iowa scored its first empty net goal on Saturday 

  • The Wild scored seven empty net goals in 2023-24 

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. 

Visit http://www.iowawild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, multimedia content, and daily statistics.   

Iowa Wild games are now streaming on AHLTV on FloHockey. Fans can visit FloHockey.tv now to create a free account, purchase subscriptions for the 2024-25 season, and watch all Iowa Wild games online.   

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