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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

Mar 14, 2026

Iowa Wild (20-30-4-1; 45 pts.) at Rockford IceHogs (21-32-3-2; 47 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Rockford IceHogs meet at BMO Center on Saturday at 7 p.m. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 62-55-6-5 (32-31-1-1 at Iowa, 30-24-5-4 at Rockford) 

Last Time: Iowa scored three third period goals to defeat Rockford 5-2 at BMO Center on Feb. 6... Dylan Gambrell scored twice while Caedan Bankier, Matt Kiersted, and Jean-Luc Foudy also found the back of the net... Cal Petersen stopped 23-of-25 shots... Iowa finished 1-for-4 on the power play 

2024-25: Iowa finished 5-7-0-0 against Rockford in 2024-25... Three games in the season series were decided by a single goal... Travis Boyd led Iowa skaters with 12 points (2-10=12) against Rockford... Zach Sanford (7-5=12) and Cole Guttman (6-6=12) paced IceHogs skaters against the Wild... Samuel Hlavaj posted a 3-1-0 record with a 2.33 GAA and 0.922 SV% in five appearances 

TEAM NOTES 

SEASON SERIES: Iowa is 1-3-0 against Rockford this season... Two of Iowa’s three losses have been decided by a single goal... The Wild have outscored the IceHogs 6-4 in the third period 

HOT STREAK: The Wild have won seven of their last eight games... Five of those seven wins have been decided by a single goal... Iowa has allowed three goals over the last three games 

WATCHING THE WIRE: Iowa has not posted a transaction since Mar. 4... Saturday’s game will mark Iowa’s fourth with the same roster 

ROAD STRETCH: Iowa will play six of their next eight games at home 

SCORING FIRST: The team scoring first has won nine of Iowa’s last 11 games... Rockford has scored the first goal three times in the season series 

CAL’S CREASE 

  • Cal Petersen has won five starts in a row and allowed six goals over those games 

  • The winning streak is the longest of Petersen’s career 

  • Petersen has earned a win in seven of his last nine appearances 

BETWEEN THE PIPES 

  • Iowa’s goaltenders have allowed two goals or fewer in seven of the last eight starts 

  • Wild goalies have allowed 17 goals over those eight games 

  • Iowa has scored three or more goals four times over that span 

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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