GAME PREVIEW - IOWA WILD AT TEXAS STARS
Apr 3, 2021Iowa Wild (7-9-3-0; 17 pts.) at Texas Stars (10-8-2-0; 22 pts.)
Iowa and Texas finish their four-game battle in Texas Saturday night at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas.
BLANKED
Iowa secured their second straight victory over Texas blanking the Stars 4-0 at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas on Friday night. The Wild scored a pair of goals in the second and third periods and goaltender Hunter Jones recorded the first professional shutout of his career (37 saves). The Wild have collected five of a possible six available points during the first three games of a four-game stretch in Texas.
WILD WRITINGS
- Jones’ 37-saves tied his AHL career-best numbers and he recorded the first back-to-back wins of his pro career.
- Defenseman Calen Addison extended his AHL career-best point streak to four games, with five points in that span.
- Friday night’s game featured 88 combined penalty minutes, the most since Dec. 6, 2019 at Milwaukee (108).
- Friday’s win marks the first back-to-back victories for Iowa since Feb. 25, 2020 vs. Chicago and Feb. 29, 2020 at Stockton.
STARS STATS
- Friday night’s loss was the first time the Stars were shutout in a game since Feb. 22, 2020 vs. Iowa, which also ended 4-0.
- The Stars outshot Iowa 37-23 on Friday and in total have outshot the Wild 106-69 over the last three games.
- Texas’ power play has gone goalless on their last 17 power play opportunities against Iowa dating back to Mar. 30.
- Texas and Iowa have three games left on their season series slate, May 12, 14 and 15 at Wells Fargo Arena.
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