GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS
Nov 30, 2025Iowa Wild (5-13-0-1; 11 pts.) at Grand Rapids Griffins (15-1-0-1; 31 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Grand Rapids Griffins complete a weekend set at Van Andel Arena on Sunday at 3 p.m.
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ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 36-37-9-10 (17-14-8-7 at Iowa, 19-23-1-3 at Grand Rapids)
Last Time: Grand Rapids held on to take a 3-2 win at Van Andel Arena on Friday night... Nicolas Aubé-Kubel and Gerry Mayhew scored for Iowa... William Rousseau turned aside 26-of-29 shots in his first AHL start of the season... Iowa went 1-for-6 on the power play... The Griffins finished 1-for-1 with the man advantage
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
STREAKING OPPONENT: Grand Rapids enters Sunday’s game with a league-leading 15 wins... The Griffins opened the season with eight straight wins and an 11-0-1 record... During the 2024-25 season, Iowa did not reach the 15-win mark until Feb. 8
PLAY BY PERIOD: The Wild have not been outshot in a third period since Nov. 14 vs. Charlotte... Iowa has been outscored in four first periods in a row... The Wild last outscored an opponent in the second period on Nov. 2 vs. Tucson... Iowa last outscored an opponent in the third period on Nov. 6 vs. Chicago
SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa snapped a five-game scoreless power play streak on Friday when Gerry Mayhew scored in the second period... Over the last ten games, opposing teams have earned more power plays than the Wild in just two games
GERRY TIME
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Gerry Mayhew has four points (2-2=3) in his last three games
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Mayhew’s second period goal against Grand Rapids on Friday put him into the all-time lead among Iowa skaters for points (18-8=26) against the Griffins
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The Wyandotte, Mich. native is 12 points away from passing Kyle Rau (199) for the all-time lead among Iowa skaters for points
GAME-WINNING GOALS
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John Leonard scored his team-leading fourth game-winning goal of the season for Grand Rapids on Friday
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Leonard also leads the Griffins in goals (14) and points (23)
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Five different Iowa players have scored a game-winning goal this season
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