GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TEXAS STARS
Jan 26, 2025Iowa Wild (14-22-2-1; 31 pts.) vs. Texas Stars (23-13-1-0; 47 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Texas Stars complete a weekend series at Wells Fargo Arena at 3 p.m. on Kids Takeover Day. The first 1,500 kids (12 and under) will receive a youth jersey giveaway presented by NASH FM.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 30-40-9-4 (14-22-3-3 at Wells Fargo Arena, 16-18-6-1 at Texas)
Last Time: Texas took a 3-2 shootout win over Iowa at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday night... David Spacek and Michael Milne scored for the Wild... Jesper Wallstedt stopped 30-of-32 shots... Magnus Hellberg turned aside 27-of-29 shots... Iowa went 0-for-3 on the power play... Texas finished 1-for-4 with the man advantage
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
FIRST SHOOTOUT: Prior to Saturday’s game against Texas, Iowa had played the first 38 games of the 2024-25 season without reaching a shootout... The team’s previous single-season mark for games without a shootout came in 2014-15, when the Wild played 40 games in a row without reaching a shootout
EXTRA SESSION: Iowa is tied with Abbotsford for the fewest overtime games played this season (3)... The Wild have dropped two overtime decisions and a shootout... Iowa is one of two teams (Bridgeport) yet to win a game in overtime or a shootout
PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa’s opponents have scored a first period goal in six games in a row... The Wild have outshot opponents in the second period in five consecutive games... Texas has scored in 11 of 15 regulation periods in the season series
WALLSTEDT’S RETURN
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Iowa played 11 consecutive games with Jesper Wallstedt out of the lineup prior to his start on Saturday
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The 11-game stretch marked Wallstedt’s longest absence from the lineup since his debut during the 2022-23 season
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Since making his professional debut on Oct. 14, 2022 vs. San Jose, Wallstedt has played in 97 AHL games and five NHL games
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Wallstedt has accumulated a record of 45-41-11 with a 2.83 GAA and a 0.904 SV%
ROOKIE LEADER
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Texas forward Justin Hryckowian ranks among the AHL’s top rookies in several categories
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Hryckowian ranks T-4th in goals (12), T-1st in assists (21), and first in points (33) and plus-minus (+13) among league rookies
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Among Texas skaters, Hryckowian ranks fifth in goals, second in assists, T-2nd in points, and T-1st in plus-minus
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