GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT MANITOBA MOOSE

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT MANITOBA MOOSE

Feb 22, 2026

Iowa Wild (14-29-4-1; 33 pts.) at Manitoba Moose (23-17-4-1; 51 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Manitoba Moose complete a weekend series at Canada Life Center on Sunday at 2 p.m. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 41-24-4-2 (19-13-1-1 at Iowa, 22-10-3-1 at Manitoba) 

Last Time: Carson Lambos scored 1:55 into overtime to lift Iowa to a 3-2 win at Canada Life Centre on Saturday afternoon... Riley Heidt and Tyler Pitlick also scored for the Wild... William Rousseau stopped 25-of-27 shots for Iowa 

2024-25: Iowa finished 3-3-2-0 against Manitoba in 2024-25... One game outside of Iowa’s two overtime losses was decided by one goal... Travis Boyd led the Wild in goals (5) and points (9)... Ben Jones paced Iowa with six assists... Samuel Hlavaj finished 3-2-0 with a 3.45 GAA and .886 SV%... Dominic Toninato (4-4=8) and Brad Lambert (1-7=8) led Manitoba in scoring 

TEAM NOTES 

COMING FROM BEHIND: Tyler Pitlick scored 4:26 into the third period to force overtime on Saturday afternoon... The Wild were 1-26-2-0 entering Saturday’s game when trailing after two periods 

EXTRA SESSION: Iowa won its third overtime game of the season on Saturday... The Wild had lost four overtime contests in a row 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa snapped a 16-game streak of allowing a second period goal on Saturday... The Wild have outshot opponents in five third periods in a row 

FIRST GOALS: Iowa snapped a five-game streak of allowing the first goal on Saturday... The Wild are 3-1-2 over their last six games when scoring first 

SEEKING A SWEEP: Iowa is looking for its first road sweep of Manitoba since Oct. 18-19, 2019 

WINNIPEG NATIVE 

  • Carson Lambos recorded the game-winning goal and an assist in Saturday’s matchup 

  • The Winnipeg, Manitoba native posted his third career two-point game 

  • Lambos previously registered two points on Nov. 22, 2025 at Toronto (0-2=2) 

LEAGUE RANKINGS 

  • Iowa ranks 25th in the AHL in shots/game this season (26.58) 

  • Manitoba ranks fifth in shots/game (30.69) 

  • The Wild are 13th in the AHL in shots allowed/game (27.73) 

  • The Moose rank 14th in the AHL in shots allowed/game (27.84) 

For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, 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 2026-27 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365

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