GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHARLOTTE CHECKERS

Nov 1, 2026

The Iowa Wild and Charlotte Checkers complete a weekend series at Casey's Center on Sunday at 3 p.m. on Hockeyween. The first 1,500 fans will receive a tote bag presented by BrightWater Home Services & 98.3 The Vibe, and trick-or-treating will be held in the concourse for kids 12 and under. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 9-25-1-2 (4-13-0-1 at Iowa, 5-11-1-1 at Charlotte) 

Last Time: Charlotte distanced Iowa with two goals in the third period to take a 6-3 win at Casey’s Center on Friday night... Justin Kirkland recorded three points for the Wild (2-1=3)... Mason Shaw scored his fourth goal of the season... Donovan Sebrango, John Beecher, and Brian Pinho each recorded a goal and an assist for the Checkers 

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 

LIMITED CHANCES: Charlotte held Iowa to a season-low 17 shots on Friday night... The Wild’s previous low (18) came on Oct. 16 at Rockford in a 2-0 win... The Checkers have allowed the fifth-fewest shots per game in the AHL this season (25.55) 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has scored a first period goal in three of the last four games... The Wild have not scored a third period goal in three consecutive contests... Iowa has allowed a first period goal in five games in a row... Opponents have scored in three consecutive third periods 

SEEKING A VICTORY: Iowa is currently mired in a six-game winless stretch (0-5-1-0)... The Wild’s longest winless stretch of 2025-26 lasted six games (0-6-0-0, Nov. 22-Dec. 3, 2025) 

NEW FACE 

• Justin Kirkland recorded three points (2-1=3) in Friday’s game against Charlotte 

• Kirkland joined Rieger Lorenz and Gerry Mayhew as Iowa’s third two-goal scorer of 2026-27 

• Mason Shaw registered a three-point game (1-2=3) on Oct. 3 at Texas 

• Kirkland’s previous career high for points came on Nov. 4, 2023 vs. Chicago with Tucson (0-4=4) 

BITTEN'S BACK 

• Charlotte swept Iowa in the 2025-26 and 2026-27 season series 

• The Checkers have won 11 games in a row over the Wild 

• Iowa’s last win in the all-time series came at Charlotte on Nov. 27, 2016 

For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, visit www.iowawild.com. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team’s website at www.iowawild.com. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at 515-564-8700 or tickets@iowawild.com. Season tickets for 2026-27 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365. 

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