GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. COLORADO EAGLES
Dec 28, 2022Iowa Wild (11-13-2-2; 26 pts.) vs. Colorado Eagles (18-8-2-0; 38 pts.)
The Iowa Wild pick up their homestand after a brief holiday break when they face off against the Colorado Eagles Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena. Iowa and Colorado played twice at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland in late November with the Eagles taking wins in each game.
HOME ICE ADVANTAGE
Iowa and Colorado have played each other 12 times since the Eagles made the jump to the AHL for the 2018-19 season. The all-time series has largely favored the home teams; Iowa is 3-0-0-1 against Colorado at Wells Fargo Arena while the Wild are 1-6-0-1 when playing at Budweiser Events Center. All four games in the 2022-23 season series were decided by a single goal. Marco Rossi led Iowa in scoring during that series with four goals and an assist.
BIG CLUB
• Sammy Walker recorded his first NHL goal with the Minnesota Wild Tuesday night vs. Winnipeg
• Mason Shaw (first NHL goal) and Joseph Cramarossa also scored their first goals in a Minnesota Wild sweater this season
• 10 Iowa Wild alumni have scored for Minnesota this season
COLORADO COVERAGE
• Colorado has allowed the fourth-fewest goals against this season (68)
• The Eagles are 10-0-1-0 when leading after a period and 11-1-0-0 when leading after two periods
• Colorado has not gone to a shootout this season
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