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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

Apr 10, 2026

Iowa Wild (25-33-6-3; 59 pts.) at Rockford IceHogs (27-35-3-2; 59 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild visit the Rockford IceHogs at BMO Center on Friday at 7 p.m. 

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ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 63-56-8-6 (32-32-1-2 at Iowa, 31-24-7-4 at Rockford) 

Last Time: Iowa shut out Rockford 4-0 at BMO Center on Apr. 4... Caedan Bankier, Gerry Mayhew, Will Zmolek, and Riley Heidt scored for the Wild... Cal Petersen turned aside all 14 shots he faced to earn his fourth shutout of the season... Iowa went 1-for-2 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 

AGAINST ROCKFORD: Iowa is 2-4-1-1 against Rockford this season... Two of Iowa’s regulation losses were decided by a single goal... The Wild are 10-for-39 on the power play against the IceHogs... Rockford is 6-for-26 with the man advantage against Iowa 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: The Wild have converted on the power play in four games in a row (6-for-14) and five of the last six contests (9-for-23) 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has been outshot just once in the last 12 first periods... The Wild have not allowed double digit shots in the first period in seven games in a row 

ROAD WARRIORS:   The Wild are 11-2-2 on the road since the start of February... Iowa is 7-0-2 in their last nine road games... The Wild scored the game’s first goal in six of the last seven road wins 

SEASON SERIES 

  • Ben Jones leads Iowa in goals (5) and points (10) against Rockford this season 

  • Jones is tied with Dylan Gambrell and David Spacek for the team lead in assists (5) against the IceHogs 

  • Cal Petersen (2-2-2) owns Iowa’s only two wins against Rockford 

HISTORIC PERFORMANCE 

  • Samuel Hlavaj recorded his third AHL shutout with a 30-save performance against Texas on Wednesday 

  • Hlavaj had played just one AHL game since Jan. 30 (Feb. 28 at Grand Rapids 

  • Hlavaj registered two assists and became the first goaltender in team history to record two points in a game 

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