GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TEXAS STARS
Nov 15, 2024Iowa Wild (4-7-1-0; 9 pts.) vs. Texas Stars (7-3-0-0; 14 pts.)
The Iowa Wild host the Texas Stars on Hockey Fight Cancer Night at Wells Fargo Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. All fans in attendance will receive an “I Fight For” card. Fans 21 and older can purchase $2 beers presented by 100.3 The Bus until the end of the first period and a $3 off Fireball drink special.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 29-39-9-3 (13-21-3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 16-18-6-1 at Texas)
Last Time: Iowa earned a point in a 3-2 overtime loss at Texas on Oct. 26... Reese Johnson and Ben Jones scored for Iowa... Jesper Wallstedt stopped 33-of-36 shots for the Wild... Christian Kyrou scored at 3:55 of overtime to earn Texas the extra point
2023-24: The Wild went 3-5-0-0 against the Stars in 2023-24... Two of Iowa’s three wins came at Wells Fargo Arena... Michael Milne and Sammy Walker ranked T-2nd among Wild skaters in assists (4) during the season series... Jesper Wallstedt went 2-3-0 with a 3.04 GAA and 0.905 SV% against Texas
TEAM NOTES
SINCE LAST TIME: Iowa won four consecutive games following its 3-2 overtime loss at Texas on Oct. 26... The Wild have won five of their last six contests... The Stars were swept by Colorado before sweeping Manitoba at home
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Wild have converted on the power play in three games in a row after a three-game scoreless stretch... Iowa struck twice on the power play at Rockford on Saturday... The Wild had previously scored two power-play goals in a game once (Oct. 12 vs. Manitoba)
SCORING FIRST: Iowa won its first game when allowing the first goal on Saturday at Rockford (1-7-1-0)... The Wild have won in all three games in which they have scored first... Iowa has scored first in two home games
YOUTH MOVEMENT
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Hunter Haight is riding a four-game point streak (2-2=4)
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Luke Toporowski scored two goals on Saturday in his first game of the season
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Liam Öhgren recorded his first professional hat trick in Saturday’s win at Rockford
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Caedan Bankier assisted on two goals for his fifth career two-point game
FEELING 22
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Jesper Wallstedt celebrated his 22nd birthday on Thursday
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Wallstedt appeared in 44 Iowa games as a 21-year-old and recorded 16 wins
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The Västerås, Sweden native was selected to the 2023-24 AHL All-Star game
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Wallstedt made his NHL debut on Jan. 10 against the Dallas Stars
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He went 2-1-0 with Minnesota last season with a 3.01 GAA and a .897 SV%
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Wallstedt earned his first NHL win with a 24-save shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks on Apr. 7
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