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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT TEXAS STARS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT TEXAS STARS

Mar 30, 2024

Iowa Wild (24-33-4-2; 54 pts.) at Texas Stars (29-28-4-2; 64 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild wrap up a weekend set against the Texas Stars at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Saturday at 7 p.m. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 29-37-8-3 (13-21-3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 16-16-5-1 at Texas) 

LAST TIME: Iowa earned a 4-3 victory over Texas on Friday night... Turner Elson recorded two goals for the Wild... Caedan Bankier scored the game-winner with 5:02 to play... Iowa went 2-for-3 on the power play... Jesper Wallstedt turned aside 30-of-33 shots 

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 

STARTING STRONG: Iowa has taken a first period lead in all three wins against Texas this season... The Wild have scored a first period goal in four games in a row... Iowa has scored the first goal in three games in a row 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa recorded multiple power-play goals on Friday for the first time since Jan. 22 vs. Texas (25 games)... The Wild have recorded two power-play goals in all three wins against Texas... Iowa has scored a power-play goal in three games in a row 

POINT STREAK: Iowa is currently riding a season-long five-game point streak (4-0-1-0)... The Wild have allowed 11 goals over the last five games  

DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS: Iowa last swept a weekend series at Texas in 2021-22... The Wild have been outshot in two of three games at Texas this season 

SCORING SUMMARY 

  • Caedan Bankier is currently riding a career-best three-game point streak (2-2=4) 

  • Bankier leads Iowa skaters over the last nine games with eight points (4-4=8) 

  • Bankier and Steven Fogarty each recorded their fifth multi-point games of the season on Friday 

  • Michael Milne recorded multiple assists for the first time in his Iowa career on Friday 

  • Daemon Hunt is tied with Turner Elson (3-4=7) for second in points over the last nine games with seven (1-6=7)  

  • Elson has three goals over Iowa’s last two games 

  • Iowa is 5-3-1-0 since acquiring Elson and Luke Toporowski on Mar. 8 

  • Toporowski has recorded six points (3-3=6) in his first nine games with the Wild 

IN THE CREASE 

  • Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt has allowed 18 goals over his last nine starts 

  • Wallstedt is 6-2-1 across those nine contests with a 0.933 SAV% 

  • Wallstedt owns a 2-2-0 record with a 3.27 GAA and a 0.892 SAV% against Texas this season 

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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