GAMEDAY PREVIEW - IOWA WILD AT TUCSON ROADRUNNERS
Apr 6, 2022Iowa Wild (26-27-4-4; 60 pts.) at Tucson Roadrunners (20-32-5-1; 46 pts.)
Broadcast Info: 1460 KXNO and 106.3 FM/iHeart//AHLTV
Iowa and Tucson play for the final time in the 2021-22 season on Wednesday, Apr. 6. The Wild have emerged victorious in two of the first three matchups between the two teams.
PREVIOUSLY ON THE POND
The Wild dominated the Roadrunners on Tuesday, Apr. 5, winning by a final score of 6-1. After Tucson scored the game’s first goal, Iowa scored the next six. Iowa forward Kyle Rau recorded his first hat trick since Mar. 2, 2019, and Wild forwards Mitchell Chaffee, Connor Dewar and Mason Shaw all tallied two assists on the night.
ON A MISSION
- Iowa forward Connor Dewar owns four points (1-3=4) in three games since returning to Iowa.
- The Wild have outscored the Roadrunners by a combined total of 12-3 in the 2021-22 season.
- Iowa forward Marco Rossi owns five points (1-4=5) in three games against Tucson this season.
- Wild forward Mitchell Chaffee has recorded nine points (6-3=9) in his last five games.
TENSE TIMES IN TUCSON
- Tucson forward Ben McCartney has tallied four goals in his last five games.
- The Roadrunners give up the second most goals per game (3.97) in the AHL.
- Tucson forward Terry Broadhurst is the only Roadrunners player with multiple points against Iowa this season.
- The Roadrunners are 1-for-14 on the power play against the Wild in the 2021-22 season.
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