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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

Oct 16, 2026

Iowa Wild (2-1-0-1; 5 pts.) at Rockford IceHogs (1-2-0-0; 2 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild visit the Rockford IceHogs at BMO Center on Friday at 7 p.m. in the first of three weekend games against Central Division opponents. 

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ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 65-57-8-6 (33-33-1-2 at Iowa, 32-24-7-4 at Rockford) 

Last Time: Iowa held on for a 4-3 victory over Rockford at Casey’s Center on Saturday night... Three defensemen (Mike Koster, Ben Dexheimer, Carson Lambos) scored for the Wild... Hunter Haight (1-1=2) and Caedan Bankier (0-2=2) registered two points for Iowa... The Wild held the IceHogs to 15 shots on goal 

2025-26: Iowa finished 3-4-2-1 against Rockford in 2025-26... Six games in the season series were decided by a single goal... Ben Jones Boyd led Iowa skaters with 10 points (5-5=10) against Rockford... Brett Seney (4-9=13) paced IceHogs skaters against the Wild... Cal Petersen posted a 2-2-2 record with a 2.50 GAA and 0.892 SV% in six appearances 

TEAM NOTES 

PUCKS ON NET: Iowa has outshot opponents in each of the first four games... The Wild have outshot opponents 128-90... Iowa outshot opponents in four consecutive games twice last season (Nov. 22-28 and Mar. 25-Apr. 1) 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa’s 18 second period shots on Saturday were the most in a single period since Mar. 14 at Rockford (18, third period)... The Wild have outshot opponents in seven of the last nine regulation periods... Saturday’s game marked the first time Iowa did not score a third period goal this season 

FIRST GOALS: The Wild have allowed the first goal in all four games this season... Iowa went 7-27-4-1 when allowing the first goal in 2025-26 

SPECIAL TEAM STATS: Iowa’s power play is scoreless in 12 chances against Rockford... The IceHogs are 3-for-10 with the man advantage against the Wild 

BLUE LINE BUDDIES 

  • Four Iowa defensemen scored in last weekend’s games against Rockford 

  • Viking Gustafsson Nyberg recorded his first professional goal on Friday 

  • Mike Koster and Ben Dexheimer scored their first professional goals on Saturday 

  • Carson Lambos added his first goal of the season at 17:37 of the first period on Saturday 

SHOT COUNT 

  • Iowa ranks fourth in the AHL in shots per game (32.25) 

  • Rockford ranks 32nd in shots (18.00) 

  • The Wild have allowed the fewest shots per game (22.75) 

  • The IceHogs rank seventh in shots allowed (26.67) 

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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