GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHICAGO WOLVES

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. CHICAGO WOLVES

Mar 25, 2026

Iowa Wild (22-31-5-1; 50 pts.) vs. Chicago Wolves (29-19-6-6; 70 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Chicago Wolves face off at Casey’s Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 43-59-9-3 (22-30-4-2 at Iowa, 21-29-5-1 at Chicago) 

Last Time: Iowa scored four unanswered third period goals to beat Chicago 6-4 at Allstate Arena on Sunday... Dylan Gambrell netted a hat trick while Rasmus Kumpulainen, Caedan Bankier, and Riley Heidt also found the back of the net for the Wild... Iowa finished 1-for-4 on the power play 

2024-25: Iowa finished 2-5-1-0 against Chicago in 2024-25... Michael Milne (4-1=5) and Hunter Haight (3-2=5) paced Wild skaters in points against the Wolves... Justin Robidas led Chicago with nine points (3-6=9) against Iowa... The Wolves won six of the last seven meetings between the two clubs 

TEAM NOTES 

SEASON SERIES: Iowa has scored the game’s first goal in four consecutive meetings... The Wild have scored four unanswered goals to close each of the last two games against the Wolves... Iowa has not allowed a third period goal to Chicago in five consecutive meetings 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: The Wild have scored a power-play goal in six consecutive games (6-for-30)... Chicago is 3-for-23 on the man advantage over the last six games against Iowa 

SCORCHING HOT: Iowa is one of four AHL teams (Charlotte, Henderson, Syracuse) to pick up 15 points over their last 10 games... The Wild are 12-5-1 since Jan. 30 

SCORING SIX: Sunday’s win at Chicago marked the third time Iowa scored six goals this season... The Wild have scored four goals or more in three wins in a row 

HOT HANDS 

  • Dylan Gambrell is riding a six-game point streak (5-6=11)  

  • Gerry Mayhew (2-6=8) has a point in five consecutive games 

  • William Rousseau has allowed two goals or fewer in each of his last six appearances 

SUNDAY FIRSTS 

  • Rasmus Kumpulainen recorded his first AHL goal and first two-point performance on Sunday 

  • Roman Schmidt registered his first AHL two-point game (0-2=2) and first points with Iowa 

  • Dylan Gambrell netted Iowa’s first hat trick of the season 

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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