GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS
Mar 6, 2026Iowa Wild (17-30-4-1; 39 pts.) at Springfield Thunderbirds (22-25-5-2; 51 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Springfield Thunderbirds meet in the first game of a weekend series at MassMutual Center on Friday at 6:05 p.m.
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ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 0-6-0-0 (0-4-0-0 at Iowa, 0-2-0-0 at Springfield)
Last Time: Springfield and Iowa combined for 14 goals as the Thunderbirds beat the Wild 8-6 at Casey’s Center on Feb. 14... Tyler Pitlick (2-1=3), Jack Peart, Dylan Gambrell, and David Jiricek scored for Iowa... Ben Jones (0-3=3), Hunter Haight (0-2=2), and Oskar Olausson (0-2=2) recorded multi-assist games... Both teams finished 2-for-5 on the power play
2024-25: Springfield won all four games against Iowa in the first season series between the two clubs... The Thunderbirds outscored the Wild 19-5 through the four contests... Matthew Peca led Springfield skaters in points (3-5=8)... Colten Ellis went 3-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .971 SV%
TEAM NOTES
SEASON SERIES: Iowa and Springfield combined for 14 goals in their last matchup on Feb. 14... The 14 goals scored were the most in an Iowa game since Dec. 21, 2018 vs. Stockton (8-7 W)... Tyler Pitlick leads the Wild in points against the Thunderbirds (2-2=4)
WINNING MONTH: The Wild finished February with their first winning month of the season (5-4-0)
SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa has not scored on the man advantage in six consecutive games... The Wild are 0-for-18 on the power play over that span
HEADING EAST: The Wild enter the weekend seeking their first win of the season against an Eastern Conference opponent... Iowa is 0-10-0 against the Atlantic Division
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Iowa’s game against Springfield is the third of a six-game road swing
HOT HANDS
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Nicolas Aubé-Kubel has five points (2-3=5) in Iowa’s last four games
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Oskar Olausson has nine points (3-6=9) in his last eight games
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Cal Petersen has won three starts in a row and allowed four goals over those games
LEAGUE RANKINGS
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Iowa ranks 25th in the AHL in shots/game this season (26.65)
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Springfield ranks 32nd in shots/game (25.13)
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The Wild are 11th in the AHL in shots allowed/game (27.65)
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The Thunderbirds rank 32nd in the AHL in shots allowed/game (31.85)
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