GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TEXAS STARS
Nov 16, 2024Iowa Wild (5-7-1-0; 11 pts.) vs. Texas Stars (7-4-0-0; 14 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Texas Stars complete a weekend set on Saturday at 6 p.m. on Veterans Appreciation Night presented by Hildreth Construction Services. The Wild will rebrand as the Iowa Aeros during the game and auction off game-worn jerseys postgame benefiting Mid-Iowa Council Scouting America. Veterans and military can pick up a free ticket at the box office.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 30-39-9-3 (14-21-3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 16-18-6-1 at Texas)
Last Time: Iowa beat Texas 5-3 on Friday at Wells Fargo Arena... Ben Jones (2-3=5) recorded a point on every Wild goal... Graeme Clarke (1-1=2), Reese Johnson (1-1=2), and Devin Shore (0-2=2) each posted two points... Iowa scored twice on the power play... Jesper Wallstedt stopped 32-of-35 shots in the win
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
HEATING UP: The Wild have won six of their last seven contests... Iowa’s best seven game stretch of 2023-24 netted 10 points in the standings (Oct. 28 - Nov. 18, 4-1-1-1)
MIDDLE FRAME: Iowa has scored in the second period in seven consecutive games... The Wild have allowed one first period goal in the last six games
MAN ADVANTAGE: The Wild have converted on the power play in four games in a row after a three-game scoreless stretch... Iowa has scored two power play goals in consecutive games... The Wild had previously scored two power-play goals in a game once (Oct. 12 vs. Manitoba)
TEAM DEFENSE: Iowa has held opponents to three goals or fewer in six of the last seven games... The Wild went 26-9-2-3 when allowing three goals or fewer in 2023-24
FIVE-POINT GAME
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Ben Jones recorded his first professional five-point game (2-3=5) in Friday’s win over Texas
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Jones had previously posted four points in a game once (1-3=4, Mar. 21, 2023 vs. Henderson, with Calgary)
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Justin Kloos set Iowa’s record for points in a single game on Dec. 21, 2018 vs. Stockton when he scored three times and added three assists in an 8-7 overtime win
HOT HANDS
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Luke Toporowski (3-0=3) has scored in each of his first two games with the Wild this season
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Graeme Clarke scored his first goal in an Iowa uniform and recorded his first two-point game with the Wild in Saturday’s win
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Reese Johnson (0-2=2) also posted two points for the first time in a Wild uniform
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David Spacek has assists in back-to-back games
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Devin Shore has three assists in the last two games
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