GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT TUCSON ROADRUNNERS
Jan 10, 2026Iowa Wild (10-22-2-1; 23 pts.) at Tucson Roadrunners (15-12-5-0; 35 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Tucson Roadrunners complete a weekend series at Tucson Convention Center Arena on Saturday at 8 p.m.
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ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 7-12-4-0 (4-7-1-0 at Iowa, 3-5-3-0 at Tucson)
Last Time: Sammy Walker scored the overtime winner as Tucson beat Iowa 2-1 at Tucson Convention Center Arena on Saturday night... Gerry Mayhew scored Iowa’s lone goal... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 29-of-31 shots... The Wild went 1-for-3 on the power play... Jaxson Stauber turned aside 19-of-20 shots
2023-24: Iowa finished 2-2-0-0 against Tucson during the 2023-24 season... The Wild won both home games... Sammy Walker led Iowa in goals (3) and points (4)... Mason Shaw paced Wild skaters with three assists against the Roadrunners... Jesper Wallstedt finished 2-1-0 with a 2.94 GAA and a .895 SV%
TEAM NOTES
SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa went 1-for-3 on the power play on Friday... The Wild have converted on the power play in five of the last six contests... Iowa’s power play is 7-for-19 (36.8%) over that span
EXTRA HOCKEY: Iowa has lost the last two games that have required overtime or a shootout following a three-game win streak in overtime and shootout games
THREE OR FEWER: Iowa has scored three goals or fewer in eight of the last nine games... The Wild are 7-22-2-1 when scoring three goals or fewer this season... Friday’s game marked the second time this season Iowa has earned a point when scoring one goal
OPPOSING NETMINDERS: Opposing goaltenders have allowed 11 goals over the last seven contests... Opposing goaltenders have played 11 games in a row without making 30 saves
FRIEND TURNED FOE
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Former Iowa Wild forward Sammy Walker scored the overtime winner for Tucson on Friday night
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Walker owns two goals against his former club in 2025-26
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Walker is the only Tucson player to score twice against Iowa this season
CHASING HISTORY
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Gerry Mayhew (108-89=197) enters Saturday’s game three points shy of becoming Iowa’s all-time leading scorer
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Mayhew tied Sam Anas (75-122=197) for second all-time among Wild skaters in points with a goal on Friday
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Kyle Rau (88-111=199) leads Iowa skaters in all-time points
LEAGUE RANKINGS
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Iowa ranks 24th in the AHL in shots/game this season (26.71)
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Tucson ranks 11th in shots/game (29.48)
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The Wild are 12th in the AHL in shots allowed/game (27.71)
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The Roadrunners rank 16th in the AHL in shots allowed/game (28.48)
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