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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS

Nov 28, 2025

Iowa Wild (5-12-0-1; 11 pts.) at Grand Rapids Griffins (14-1-0-1; 29 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild take on the Grand Rapids Griffins at Van Andel Arena on Friday at 6 p.m. 

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LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 36-36-9-10 (17-14-8-7 at Iowa, 19-22-1-3 at Grand Rapids) 

Last Time: Grand Rapids prevailed 4-3 in a shootout at Casey’s Center on Oct. 28... Gerry Mayhew found the back of the net twice for Iowa while Liam Öhgren added a goal for the Wild... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 26-of-29 shots... Iowa went 2-for-8 on the power play... Grand Rapids finished scoreless on four man advantage opportunities 

2024-25: Iowa finished 4-2-1-1 against Grand Rapids in 2024-25... The Wild earned points in each of the final five meetings with the Griffins... Graeme Clarke (2-3=5), Ben Jones (2-3=5), and David Spacek (1-4=5) led Iowa skaters in points against Grand Rapids... Hunter Haight scored four times against the Griffins 

TEAM NOTES 

EXTRA SESSIONS: Each of the last three meetings between Iowa and Grand Rapids have been decided in the shootout... Four games in a row have gone to overtime... Grand Rapids won each of the last two meetings in shootouts... The Wild won the preceding two games in a shootout and overtime 

THIRD PERIOD SHOTS: Iowa came four shots shy of tying the team’s all-time record for shots in a period with 21 in the third period on Wednesday at Milwaukee... The Wild have not been outshot in a third period since Nov. 14 vs. Charlotte 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa is scoreless on the power play in the last five games (0-for-21)... The Wild finished 4-for-36 on the man advantage against the Griffins last season... Grand Rapids is 13-for-51 (25.5%) on the power play this season 

ON THE SCORE SHEET 

  • Big Rapid, Mich. native Bradley Marek has a goal and an assist in his last three games 

  • Wyandotte, Mich. native Gerry Mayhew has three points (1-2=3) in his last three games 

  • Carson Lambos has three assists in his last three appearances 

  • David Jiricek has recorded at least four shots in three of four games this season 

RECENT RECALLS 

  • Nicolas Aubé-Kubel was recalled to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday 

  • Five players who have skated with Iowa during the 2025-26 season are currently with Minnesota 

  • Aubé-Kubel (2), Hunter Haight (4), Ben Jones, Liam Öhgren (3), and Tyler Pitlick (3) have accounted for 12 of Iowa’s 35 goals 

SERIES HISTORY 

  • Entering the 2025-26 season, 242 Wild players had suited up for at least one game against the Griffins in the team’s first 12 seasons 

  • Gerry Mayhew holds the mark for most goals scored against the Griffins (17) 

  • Kyle Rau leads Iowa skaters with 19 assists and is tied with Mayhew for the all-time lead in points (25) against Grand Rapids 

  • Jesper Wallstedt leads Wild goaltenders in games (16) and minutes played (980) against the Griffins 

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 2025-26 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365. 

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