Menu
GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS

Dec 17, 2025

Iowa Wild (7-18-0-1; 15 pts.) vs. Grand Rapids Griffins (22-1-0-1; 45 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Grand Rapids Griffins 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: 36-37-9-10 (17-14-8-7 at Iowa, 19-23-1-3 at Grand Rapids) 

Last Time: Grand Rapids narrowly defeated Iowa by a 1-0 score on Nov. 30 at Van Andel Arena... John Leonard scored the game-winning goal for the second consecutive game... Cal Petersen stopped 28-of-29 shots... Sebastian Cossa made 26 saves to earn the shutout for the Griffins 

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 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Sunday’s game ended a three-game streak of Iowa’s opponents scoring power-play goals... The Wild scored two power-play goals for the fifth time this season (2-2-0-1) 

CLOSE CONTESTS: Each of the first three meetings between Iowa and Grand Rapids this season has been decided by a single goal... The Wild are 2-7-0-1 in one-goal games 

WINNING WEDNESDAY: Iowa is seeking the team’s first Wednesday win of the season (0-3-0-0)... The Wild have won at least one game on every other day of the week on which the team has played 

FINAL FRAME: Sunday’s game snapped a three-game stretch in which Iowa was outscored in the third period... The Wild have been outshot in the third period in five games in a row 

PERSONAL BESTS 

  • Several Wild skaters recorded personal bests in Sunday’s 6-0 win over Manitoba 

  • Jack Peart set a career high in points (1-3=4) 

  • Ben Gleason posted three assists to match a career high for points in a game 

  • Gleason also reached 200 AHL points on Sunday 

  • Mark Liwiski recorded his first AHL two-goal and two-point game 

  • Mike Koster registered his first AHL point with an assist on Liwiski’s second goal of the game 

  • Ryan Sandelin assisted on two goals to record his first AHL two-point game 

  • Jaxon Nelson scored his first goal in an Iowa uniform and registered two points in a game for the first time in his AHL career (1-1=2) 

  • Riley Heidt recorded his first AHL multi-point game (1-2=3) 

  • Samuel Hlavaj recorded his second career AHL shutout 

SERIES HISTORY 

  • 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 (18) and points (26) against the Griffins 

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

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

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 2026-27 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365. 

Visit http://www.iowawild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, multimedia content, and daily statistics.   

Iowa Wild games are now streaming on AHLTV on FloHockey. Fans can visit FloHockey.tv now to create a free account, purchase subscriptions for the 2025-26 season, and watch all Iowa Wild games online.    

Back to All