GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS
Dec 20, 2023Iowa Wild (11-12-1-1; 24 pts.) at Milwaukee Admirals (13-9-1-0; 27 pts.)
The Iowa Wild play their final road game of 2023 at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena against the Milwaukee Admirals on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 30-33-7-7 (15-18-2-3 at Wells Fargo Arena, 15-15-5-4 at Milwaukee)
LAST TIME: Iowa lost 4-1 to Milwaukee on Dec. 9 at Wells Fargo Arena... Jujhar Khaira scored Iowa’s lone goal in the third period... Jesper Wallstedt saved 22-of-25 shots... Yaroslav Askarov stopped 24-of-25 shots for Milwaukee... Denis Gurianov and Mark Jankowski each recorded a goal and an assist for the Admirals
2022-23: Iowa went 3-3-1-1 against Milwaukee in 2022-23... The Wild picked up five of a possible eight points in four road games... Five games were decided by one goal and two games were decided by two goals... Marco Rossi led Iowa with seven points (3-4=7) in just four games
TEAM NOTES
ON THE KILL: Iowa has faced four or more power plays in seven consecutive games... Opponents have converted on the power play in five consecutive games
JUST NEED THREE: The Wild have gone 9-0-1-1 when scoring at least three goals this season... Iowa’s opponents are 11-0-0-1 when scoring three or more goals... The Wild have reached the three goal mark once in the last five games
TEAM LEADERS: Nic Petan leads Iowa with four points (1-3=4) through five games against Milwaukee... Denis Gurianov and Mark Jankowski each have three goals and three assists against the Wild
SCORING FIRST: Scoring first has been key for Iowa in 2023-24... The Wild are 9-0-0-0 when scoring first and 2-12-1-1 when allowing the opening goal
OPPOSING NETMINDER
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Yaroslav Askarov is 4-0-0-0 against Iowa this season and 7-1-1-0 in his career versus the Wild
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Askarov is 3-6-1-0 against other opponents this season
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Askarov has allowed just 14 goals over nine appearances and 496:54 of play against Iowa over his career for a 1.69 goals against average
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Askarov saved 24-of-25 shots against Iowa on Dec. 9 in a 4-1 win and stopped 11-of-13 shots to earn a 4-3 shootout win in relief of Troy Grosenick on Dec. 8
STREAK STATS
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Jujhar Khaira has recorded a point in four consecutive games (1-3=4)
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Steven Fogarty is riding a three-game point streak (0-3=3)
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Jesper Wallstedt has started four consecutive games, two short of his career high (Nov. 25 - Dec. 3, 2022)
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