GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT ROCKFORD ICEHOGS
Feb 3, 2023Iowa Wild (22-14-4-3; 51 pts.) at Rockford IceHogs (21-16-4-2; 48 pts.)
The Iowa Wild head to BMO Harris Bank Center for the first of back-to-back games against the Rockford IceHogs Friday at 7 p.m. Iowa has gone 6-1-0-0 against Rockford in the first seven meetings between the two teams this season.
FRANCHISE RECORDS
The Iowa Wild set several franchise records with a 5-3 win in Texas over the Stars on Wednesday. Iowa extended its point streak to 12 games for the first time in team history, outpacing two previous 11-game point streaks (2019-20, 2016-17). Jesper Wallstedt picked up his eighth consecutive win in net, becoming the first goaltender in team history to do so. Sammy Walker set a new rookie goal mark with his 20th tally of the season.
STREAKS CONTINUE
• Nic Petan has points in five consecutive games (6-4=10)
• Marco Rossi is on a seven-game point streak (3-7=10)
• Sammy Walker has goals in three consecutive games and a four-game point streak (5-2=7)
• Adam Beckman has finished with a +1 rating in four straight games
CLOSE CONTESTS
• Five of Iowa’s six victories over Rockford this season have come in overtime or a shootout
• Six of Iowa’s last eight games have required overtime
• The Wild have gone 10-2-4-3 in one-goal games
• Rockford is 11-4-4-2 in games decided by a single goal
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