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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS

Oct 28, 2025

Iowa Wild (2-4-0-0; 4 pts.) vs. Grand Rapids Griffins (5-0-0-0; 10 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild host the Grand Rapids Griffins on Tuesday at Casey’s Center at 7 p.m. 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 36-36-9-9 (17-14-8-6 at Iowa, 19-22-1-3 at Grand Rapids) 

Last Time: Grand Rapids defeated Iowa 2-1 in a shootout on Apr. 19 in the final game of the 2024-25 regular season... Luke Mistelbacher scored Iowa’s only goal... Sheldon Dries scored for Grand Rapids... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 29-of-30 shots... Jack Campbell saved 31-of-32 shots... Nate Danielson’s shootout goal served as the game-winner 

2024-25: Iowa finished 4-2-1-1 against Grand Rapids in 2024-25... The Wild earned points in each of the final five meetings with the Griffins... Graeme Clarke (2-3=5), Ben Jones (2-3=5), and David Spacek (1-4=5) led Iowa skaters in points against Grand Rapids... Hunter Haight scored four times against the Griffins 

TEAM NOTES 

WINNING WAYS: Iowa enters Tuesday’s contest having won back-to-back games... The Wild won two or more games in a row six times in 2024-25... Grand Rapids has opened the season with a five-game win streak... The Griffins won six of seven games to open the 2024-25 season... Grand Rapids also won five games in a row to open the 2004-05 season 

LOW EVENT HOCKEY: Iowa has allowed single digit shot totals to opponents in six of the last seven periods... The Wild have limited opponents to six shots or fewer in a period in four games... Iowa has totaled 10 shots over the last three third periods 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa has allowed a single power-play goal over the last three games (1-for-10)... Grand Rapids enters Tuesday’s game leading the league in power-play percentage (93.3%) 

TWO-POINT PERFORMANCES 

  • Nicolas Aubé-Kubel recorded two assists in Iowa’s win over Texas on Saturday 

  • Aubé-Kubel became the third Wild skater to post two points in a game this season 

  • Tyler Pitlick (2-0=0) and Oskar Olausson (1-1=2) are the other two Iowa players to record two points in a game this year 

ALL-TIME NUMBERS 

  • Entering the 2025-26 season, 242 Wild players had suited up for at least one game against the Griffins in the team’s first 12 seasons 

  • Gerry Mayhew holds the mark for most goals scored against the Griffins (15) 

  • Kyle Rau leads Iowa skaters with 19 assists and 25 points against Grand Rapids 

  • Jesper Wallstedt leads Wild goaltenders in games (16) and minutes played (980) against the Griffins 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT 

  • Grand Rapids finished 37-29-4-2 in 2024-25 

  • The Griffins were eliminated by the Texas Stars (3-0) in the Central Division Semifinals 

  • Grand Rapids ranked 25th in the AHL in power-play percentage (17.3%) 

  • The Griffins ranked 14th in the AHL on the penalty kill (82.8%) 

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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