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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

Nov 8, 2026

Iowa Wild (5-6-2-1; 13 pts.) at Rockford IceHogs (5-6-0-1; 11 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild travel to BMO Center to play the Rockford IceHogs on Sunday at 4 p.m. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 67-57-8-6 (34-33-1-2 at Iowa, 33-24-7-4 at Rockford) 

Last Time: Iowa defeated Rockford 4-3 following a six round shootout on Nov. 5 at Casey’s Center... Bradley Marek, Justin Kirkland, and Jack Peart scored for Iowa... Riley Heidt scored the game-winner for the Wild in the sixth round of the shootout... William Rousseau stopped 34-of-37 shots 

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 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 

5-ON-5: The Wild have not allowed a 5-on-5 goal since Oct. 30 vs. Charlotte (P3/8:14, John Beecher)... Iowa has allowed one empty-net goal and four power-play goals since Beecher’s even-strength goal... The Wild have outscored opponents 18-17 during 5-on-5 play... Opponents have outscored Iowa 17-8 on the man advantage 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has scored a first period goal in six of the last seven games... The Wild have not scored a third period goal in six consecutive contests... Iowa has allowed a first period goal in eight games in a row 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa has allowed a power-play goal in six games in a row... The Wild are 1-1-1-1 when preventing a power-play goal 

SHOT COUNT: Iowa has been outshot in four games in a row... The Wild are 3-1-2-0 when being outshot 

KIRKLAND CRUISING 

  • Justin Kirkland is riding a four-game point streak (4-3=7) 

  • Kirkland has 10 points (6-4=10) in his last seven games 

  • Kirkland’s recorded two seven-game point streaks during the 2021-22 season with Stockton 

HOT HANDS 

  • Caedan Bankier has points in three games in a row (2-1=3) 

  • Jack Peart is also on a three-game point streak (1-3=4) 

  • Arthur Kaliyev has recorded an assist in each of his first two games with Iowa 

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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