GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS

Feb 28, 2025

Iowa Wild (18-30-3-1; 40 pts.) at Milwaukee Admirals (28-18-3-4; 63 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild travel to UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena to visit the Milwaukee Admirals on Friday at 7 p.m. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 33-37-8-7 (17-19-3-3 at Wells Fargo Arena, 16-18-5-4 at Milwaukee) 

Last Time: Milwaukee defeated Iowa 2-1 in overtime at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Jan. 3... Matthew Sop scored Iowa’s lone goal... Joakim Kemell scored in the first period for Milwaukee... Jake Lucchini netted the overtime winner 1:02 into the extra frame... William Rousseau stopped 37-of-39 shots for the Wild... Magnus Chrona turned aside 31-of-32 shots for the Admirals 

2023-24: Iowa went 2-4-2-0 against Milwaukee in 2023-24... Jesper Wallstedt posted a record of 2-3-1 in six appearances... Daemon Hunt and Sammy Walker ranked tied for second in points by Iowa skaters against Milwaukee... Each player posted one goal and six assists 

TEAM NOTES 

SEASON SERIES: Iowa’s last game against Milwaukee was the only contest to be decided by a single goal during the season series... The Wild have held the Admirals scoreless in three consecutive third periods... The team scoring first has won four of five meetings 

START TO FINISH: Iowa scored in each period in Wednesday’s win over Chicago... The Wild last did so on Feb. 8 (3-1 W vs. Manitoba)... Iowa is 13-2-0-0 when scoring in all three periods 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa has earned a point (4-0-1-0) in five consecutive games when scoring a power-play goal... The Wild registered two power-play goals on Wednesday... Iowa had last scored twice with the man advantage on Jan. 15 at San Diego (2-for-3) 

STREAK SNAPPED: Iowa snapped a 16-game streak of scoring three goals or fewer on Wednesday 

SERIES LEADERS 

  • Liam Öhgren leads Iowa skaters with five points (3-2=5) against Milwaukee this season 

  • Hunter Haight leads current Wild skaters in points and assists (0-3=3) 

  • Samuel Hlavaj and Jesper Wallstedt backstopped Iowa to one win apiece against Milwaukee 

FOUR-POINT NIGHT 

  • Hunter Haight registered a career-high four points (3-1=4) in Wednesday’s win over Chicago 

  • Haight’s hat trick marked the second time the rookie forward scored three times in a game this season 

  • Haight became the first Iowa rookie to record four points in a game since Nick Swaney (Apr. 19, 2022 vs. Grand Rapids, 2-2=4) 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT 

  • Milwaukee enters Friday’s game ranked first in the Central Division 

  • The Admirals have won seven of their last 10 games 

  • Cal O’Reilly is riding a three-game point streak (1-2=3) 

  • Ozzy Wiesblatt has points in three games in a row (2-3=5) 

  • Matthew Murray has won nine of his last 11 starts 

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