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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHICAGO WOLVES

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHICAGO WOLVES

Apr 16, 2025

Iowa Wild (27-36-6-1; 61 pts) vs. Chicago Wolves (35-30-4-0; 74 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild host the Chicago Wolves at Wells Fargo Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 38-55-9-3 (19-28-4-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 19-27-5-1 at Chicago) 

Last Time: Iowa earned a point in a 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago on Mar. 26 at Wells Fargo Arena... Michael Milne scored twice for the Wild... Travis Boyd added a goal for Iowa... Samuel Hlavaj turned aside 33-of-37 shots... Dustin Tokarski stopped 33-of-36 shots 

2023-24: Iowa went 7-0-1-0 against Chicago in 2023-24... The Wild won each of the final four meetings and won all four games at Wells Fargo Arena... Just two games were decided by two goals or more... Gavin Hain (2-2=4) and Sammy Walker (2-2=4) each ranked T-2nd among Wild skaters in points... Jesper Wallstedt went 6-0-1 with a 1.53 GAA and 0.947 SV% against Chicago 

TEAM NOTES 

SEASON SERIES: Iowa has outshot Chicago once in seven meetings this season... Michael Milne leads the Wild in goals (4) against the Wolves... Milne (4-1=5) and Hunter Haight (3-2=5) are tied for the team lead in points against Chicago 

LAST 20: Iowa is 11-6-3-1 over the last 20 games... The Wild have averaged 4.45 goals per game in the 11 wins... Chicago is 8-10-2-0 over the last 20 games 

SCORING FIRST: The team scoring first has won each of Iowa’s last 11 games... The Wild have won six games in a row when scoring first... Saturday’s game against Manitoba marked the first time Iowa allowed a first period goal 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa’s last power-play goal came on Apr. 6 vs. San Diego... The Wild went 0-for-6 on the power play for the third time this season on Saturday

HOT HANDS 

  • Luke Toporowski has scored in back-to-back games 

  • Toporowski posted four points (2-2=4) in two games against Manitoba last weekend 

  • Liam Öhgren (1-1=2) recorded his eighth two-point game and 13th multi-point game on Saturday 

  • Öhgren has three two-point games in Iowa’s last eight contests 

  • Samuel Hlavaj has won four consecutive starts 

  • Hlavaj is 7-2-1 over his last 10 starts and ranks third among AHL rookie goaltenders in wins (14) 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT 

  • Juha Jääskä has assists in three games in a row (0-4=4) 

  • Justin Robidas has six points (4-2=6) over Chicago’s last seven games 

  • Robidas leads Chicago in points (2-5=7) against Iowa this season 

For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, please 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 2025-26 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365. 

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