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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS

Apr 15, 2026

Iowa Wild (26-34-6-3; 61 pts.) vs. Grand Rapids Griffins (49-15-4-1; 103 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Grand Rapids Griffins meet 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: 37-40-9-10 (17-16-8-7 at Iowa, 20-24-1-3 at Grand Rapids) 

Last Time: Grand Rapids scored four goals in the first period and beat Iowa 6-2 at Van Andel Arena on Feb. 28... Mark Liwiski and Nicolas Aubé-Kubel scored for the Wild... Michael Brandsegg-Nygård recorded three points (2-1=3) for the Griffins... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 20-of-26 shots... Sebastian Cossa turned aside 20-of-22 shots 

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 

AGAINST GRAND RAPIDS: Iowa 1-5-0-1 against Grand Rapids this season... The Wild have lost three games by a single goal and three games by three or more goals... Gerry Mayhew (3-3=6) and Ben Gleason (0-6=6) lead the Wild in points against the Griffins 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: The Wild saw a five-game power play streak (7-for-18) snapped on Sunday at Milwaukee... Iowa’s power play is 5-for-25 against Grand Rapids... The Griffins own the league’s best penalty kill (86.0%) 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has not been outscored in the first or third period in five games in a row... The Wild have scored a second period goal in each of the last six games 

FOUR OR MORE: Iowa had scored at least four goals in four consecutive games prior to Sunday’s loss at Milwaukee... The Wild are 12-4-1-0 when scoring four or more goals 

NATIONAL NUMBERS 

  • Hunter Haight scored his first NHL goal for the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday against Anaheim 

  • Haight became the fifth player to record a point in Minnesota and Iowa during the 2025-26 season 

  • Viking Gustafsson Nyberg made his NHL debut with Minnesota on Monday at St. Louis 

  • Gustafsson Nyberg became the 39th Iowa alumni to make their NHL debut with Minnesota and 99th to play in the NHL after playing in Iowa 

SEASON SERIES 

  • Hunter Haight and Gerry Mayhew lead Iowa in goals (3) against Grand Rapids 

  • Ben Gleason leads the Wild in assists (6) against the Griffins 

  • Cal Petersen owns Iowa’s lone win against Grand Rapids 

  • Michael Brandsegg-Nygård leads the Griffins in goals (4) and points (9) against the Wild 

  • Sebastian Cossa is 4-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and a .934 SV% against the Wild 

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. 

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.   

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