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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TEXAS STARS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TEXAS STARS

Jan 22, 2024

Iowa Wild (13-21-1-2; 29 pts.) vs. Texas Stars (19-13-2-1; 41 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild return to Wells Fargo Arena on Monday at 7 p.m. to begin a four-game homestand with a matchup against the Texas Stars. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 27-34-8-3 (12-20-3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 15-14-5-1 at Texas) 

LAST TIME: Iowa earned a 4-2 win over Texas at Wells Fargo Arena on Nov. 4 to split a weekend series... Jake Lucchini, Steven Fogarty, Adam Beckman, and Greg Meireles scored for the Wild... Jesper Wallstedt turned aside 27-of-29 shots in the win 

2022-23: Iowa went 2-3-2-1 against Texas in 2022-23... The Wild earned points in each of the final four meetings... Nic Petan led Iowa with eight points (4-4=8) in six games... Sammy Walker led Wild skaters with five goals against the Stars... Jesper Wallstedt went 2-1-1 against Texas with a 2.49 GAA 

TEAM NOTES 

ALL-TIME LEADER: Mason Shaw returned to Iowa’s lineup on Saturday at Rockford... Shaw ranks fourth in Iowa Wild history with 22 points (6-16=22) all-time against Texas... Shaw ranks third all-time in assists against the Stars 

BREAKING THE ICE: Three of Iowa’s last four games have featured a scoreless first period... 10 of the Wild’s 37 games have been scoreless through the opening 20 minutes... Iowa has scored the game’s first goal once in the last 13 contests 

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS: Iowa had a single player score a goal for the sixth time in the last seven games on Saturday... The Wild have had one or two goal scorers in each of the last 10 games... Iowa has played 24 games in which one or two players scored its goals 

OPPONENT CHECK 

  • Texas enters Monday’s matchup having lost five consecutive games 

  • The Stars have given up 22 goals over that span and scored 12 times  

  • Texas has allowed five goals in three of the last five games 

  • Prior to Iowa’s Nov. 4 win over Texas, the Stars had won 10 consecutive games at Wells Fargo Arena 

  • Antonio Stranges enters Monday riding a three-game point streak (2-1=3) 

  • Logan Stankoven (17-27=44) and Mavrik Bourque (15-28=43) rank first and second in the AHL in points 

  • Stankoven leads the league’s rookies in scoring by 12 points 

  • Texas ranks last in the league in penalty minutes with just 337 this season, 33 behind the next closest team (Bakersfield) 

  • Iowa ranks fourth in the AHL in PIM (570) 

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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