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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MANITOBA MOOSE

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MANITOBA MOOSE

Oct 23, 2026

Iowa Wild (3-3-1-1; 8 pts.) vs. Milwaukee Admirals (5-2-0-0; 10 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Manitoba Moose face off at Casey's Center on Sunday at 7 p.m. for Hoptoberfest. Fans 21 and older will be able to sample beer from local breweries on the concourse, enjoy $2 beer night (through the end of the first intermission), and receive $3 off Fireball Friday drink specials. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 43-25-4-2 (21-14-1-1 at Iowa, 22-10-3-1 at Manitoba) 

Last Time: Manitoba beat Iowa 6-1 in the final game of the 2025-26 regular season... Oskar Olausson scored first before the Moose scored six unanswered goals... Domenic DiVincentiis stopped 17-of-18 shots... Iowa went 1-for-4 on the power play... Manitoba went 0-for-4 with the man advantage 

2025-26: Iowa finished 5-3-0-0 against Manitoba in 2025-26... The Wild won once in overtime and once in a shootout... Only one other game was decided by one goal... Reilly Heidt led Iowa in goals (4) and tied Nicolas Aubé-Kubel for the team lead in points (6)... Cal Petersen went 2-2-0 with a 2.74 GAA and a 0.919 SV% 

TEAM NOTES 

SCORING FIRST: Iowa recorded the fastest goal by either team this season when Justin Kirkland scored 58 seconds into Wednesday’s game against Milwaukee... The Wild have scored first twice this season (1-1-0-0) 

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: The Wild are 1-1-0-1 in Friday games this season... Iowa finished 8-8-2-0 on Fridays in 2025-26 

FILLING THE SCORE SHEET: Wednesday’s loss marked the first time Iowa has lost this season when at least two players score... The Wild are 3-1-0-1 when at least two players score 

POWER PLAY DROUGHT: Iowa’s power play is scoreless in the last 28 opportunities... The Wild last scored with the man advantage on Oct. 3 at Texas (Riley Heidt, P3/12:11)... Iowa’s longest power play scoreless streak of 2025-26 spanned 22 chances across eight games (Feb. 14-Mar. 7) 

SHAW'S STREAK 

  • Mason Shaw is riding a three-game point streak (2-2=4) 

  • Shaw’s longest point streak of 2025-26 lasted nine games (5-5=10, Jan. 17-Feb. 16, 2026) 

  • The 2025-26 point streak eclipsed Shaw’s previous career-long eight-game point streak, set in 2021-22 (Apr. 5-19, 2022) 

ACROSS THE BORDER 

  • Iowa will play Manitoba eight times this season 

  • The Wild and Wolves played five games decided by three or more goals 

  • Iowa finished 2-1-0-0 in one-goal games against Moose 

  • Iowa won four games in a row prior to a 6-1 loss in the final game of the season 

  • The Wild outscored the Moose 25-21 

  • Iowa’s power play finished 3-for-24 (12.5%) 

  • The Wild allowed two power play goals in 27 chances against (92.6%) 

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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