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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MANITOBA MOOSE

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MANITOBA MOOSE

Apr 18, 2026

Iowa Wild (27-35-6-3; 63 pts.) vs. Manitoba Moose (34-29-5-3; 76 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Manitoba Moose face off on Saturday at 6 p.m. on Fan Appreciation Night, presented by Affinity Credit Union and WM. The first 1,500 fans will receive a team photo giveaway courtesy of Affinity Credit Union, WM, and KXnO. 

WATCH: MC22, AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 43-24-4-2 (21-13-1-1 at Iowa, 22-10-3-1 at Manitoba) 

Last Time: Iowa opened a weekend series against Manitoba with a 3-2 shootout victory on Friday night... Riley Heidt scored for the Wild and Bradley Marek recorded a goal and an assist... Riley Mercer stopped 31-of-33 shots... Caedan Bankier and Hunter Haight converted in the shootout 

2024-25: Iowa finished 3-3-2-0 against Manitoba in 2024-25... One game outside of Iowa’s two overtime losses was decided by one goal... Travis Boyd led the Wild in goals (5) and points (9)... Ben Jones paced Iowa with six assists... Samuel Hlavaj finished 3-2-0 with a 3.45 GAA and .886 SV%... Dominic Toninato (4-4=8) and Brad Lambert (1-7=8) led Manitoba in scoring 

TEAM NOTES 

AGAINST MANITOBA: Iowa is 5-2-0 against Manitoba this season... The Wild have won the last four meetings by a combined score of 17-5... Iowa is 2-for-20 on the power play... The Moose are 2-for-23 with the man advantage 

SHOOTOUT STATS: Caedan Bankier has scored the game-winning goal in all three of Iowa’s shootout wins this season... Riley Mercer has earned the win in two of the three victories 

PLAY BY PERIOD: The Wild have scored a second period goal in each of the last eight games... Iowa has outshot opponents in four consecutive second periods 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa did not receive a power play on Friday night and is 0-for-6 on the power play over the last three games... The Wild went 6-for-18 with the man advantage over the previous four contests 

HOT HANDS 

  • Bradley Marek has points in back-to-back games (1-2=3) 

  • Marek recorded his fourth career multi-point game and first since Jan. 26, 2025 vs. Texas (0-2=2) in Friday’s game against Manitoba (1-1=2) 

  • Riley Mercer set a career high for saves (31) on Friday 

  • Ryan Sandelin (0-2=2), Ben Jones (1-1=2), and David Spacek (1-1=2) have points in back-to-back games 

SEASON SERIES 

  • Nicolas Aubé-Kubel (3-3=6) and Riley Heidt (4-2=6) lead Iowa in points against Manitoba 

  • Heidt leads the Wild in goals against the Moose 

  • Dylan Gambrell, Ben Gleason, Oskar Olausson, and Jack Peart also have three assists against Manitoba 

  • Kale Clague leads Manitoba in goals (3) against Iowa 

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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