GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TEXAS STARS
Nov 18, 2025Iowa Wild (4-9-0-1; 9 pts.) vs. Texas Stars (4-7-1-0; 9 pts.)
The Iowa Wild complete a four-game homestand with a Tuesday showdown against the Texas Stars at Casey’s Center at 7 p.m.
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ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 33-42-9-4 (14-23-3-3 at Iowa, 20-18-6-1 at Texas)
Last Time: Iowa shut out Texas 2-0 to take a weekend sweep at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Oct. 25... Riley Heidt and Hunter Haight scored for the Wild... Nicolas Aubé-Kubel registered two assists... Cal Petersen stopped 24-of-24 shots... Remi Poirier turned aside 20-of-21 shots
2024-25: The Wild went 3-3-1-1 against the Stars in 2024-25... Ben Jones led Iowa skaters in points (4-8=12)... Samuel Hlavaj finished 1-2-0 against Texas with a 3.56 GAA and a .885 SV%... Antonio Stranges led the Stars with 10 points (5-5=10) against the Wild... Magnus Hellberg went 3-2-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .930 SV%
TEAM NOTES
SEASON SERIES: Four Wild skaters have recorded two points through two games against the Stars (Hunter Haight, Riley Heidt, Oskar Olausson, Nicolas Aubé-Kubel)... Iowa’s goaltenders have combined to allow one goal on 36 Texas shots
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Iowa has won four games in a row over the Stars... The Wild won the final two games of the 2024-25 season series and the first two meetings in 2025-26... Iowa has not beaten Texas three times in a row in the same season since a five-game win streak during the 2021-22 season (Mar. 31 - May 14)
GOALS FOR AND AGAINST: Iowa ranks 28th in the AHL in goals for (27)... Texas ranks 30th (25)... The Wild rank 24th in the league in goals allowed (47)... The Stars have only allowed 29 goals, which ranks fifth in the AHL
IN THE SHOW
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Iowa alumni Jesper Wallstedt has won three consecutive starts with the Minnesota Wild
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Wallstedt has earned shutouts in consecutive games against Calgary (Nov. 9, 36 saves) and Anaheim (Nov. 15, 28 saves)
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The Vasteras, Sweden native is 4-0-2 with a 2.10 GAA and 0.924 SV% this season
THE ROAD AHEAD
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Tuesday’s game against Texas is the final game of a four-game homestand for Iowa
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The Wild head to Toronto to kick off the first of two six-game road trips on the 2025-26 schedule
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Saturday’s game against Toronto marks the first meeting between the two clubs since the 2014-15 season
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Four Iowa Wild alumni (Brandon Baddock, Travis Boyd, Reese Johnson, Vinni Lettieri) currently play for the Marlies
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The Wild will make their first visits of the season to Milwaukee and Grand Rapids following their weekend series against Toronto
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