GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHARLOTTE CHECKERS
Oct 30, 2026Iowa Wild (3-5-1-1; 8 pts.) vs. Charlotte Checkers (6-4-0-0; 12 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Charlotte Checkers open a weekend series at Casey's Center on Friday at 7 p.m. on Wizards Night. Fans 21 and older can purchase $2 beers (through the end of the first period), presented by 100.3 The Bus and receive $3 off Fireball Friday drink specials.
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ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 9-24-1-2 (4-12-0-1 at Iowa, 5-11-1-1 at Charlotte)
Last Time: The Checkers took a fourth consecutive win in the season series with a 2-0 shutout win over the Wild on Nov. 15 at Casey’s Center... Jack Devine and Wilmer Skoog scored for Charlotte... Kirill Gerasimyuk stopped all 17 Iowa shots
2025-26: Charlotte swept a four-game season series in 2025-26... The Checkers outscored the Wild 16-6... Charlotte scored in the second and third period of all four games... Iowa went 3-for-23 (13%) on the power play against Charlotte... The Checkers finished 3-for-14 (21.4%) with the man advantage
TEAM NOTES
SHOT COUNT: Iowa has exceeded 30 shots in four consecutive games... The Wild have posted 30 shots or more in seven of 10 games in 2026-27... Iowa has outshot opponents in all but one game this season
PENALTY FILLED AFFAIRS: The Wild and Checkers combined for 15 power plays on Saturday night and 14 power play opportunities on Friday night... Iowa and Milwaukee combined for 15 power plays on Dec. 14, 2021
SEASON SERIES: Iowa and Charlotte will play four games during the 2026-27 season... The Checkers have swept the Wild in back-to-back seasons
SEEKING A VICTORY: Iowa is currently mired in a five-game winless stretch (0-4-1-0)... The Wild’s longest winless stretch of 2025-26 lasted six games (0-6-0-0, Nov. 22-Dec. 3, 2025)
NEW FACE
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Iowa signed forward Arthur Kaliyev to a PTO on Thursday
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Kaliyev led the AHL in goals (40) with Belleville last season
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The Tashkent, Uzbekistan was named to AHL First All-Star Team in 2025-26
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Kaliyev won a gold medal at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship with Team USA and an OHL championship in 2017-18 with Hamilton
BITTEN'S BACK
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Charlotte forward Will Bitten will play his first game in Iowa since playing with the Wild during the 2021-22 season
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Bitten recorded 77 points (31-46=77) in 168 regular season games with Iowa (2018-22)
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The Ottawa, Ontario native was drafted in the third round (#70 overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens
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