GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS

Jan 30, 2026

Iowa Wild (10-26-4-1; 25 pts.) vs. Milwaukee Admirals (19-17-2-1; 41 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Milwaukee Admirals kick off a weekend series on Throwback Threads Night at Casey’s Center on Friday at 7 p.m. The first 1,500 fans will receive a knit scarf. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 34-41-10-7 (17-20-4-3 at Iowa, 17-21-6-4 at Milwaukee) 

Last Time: Milwaukee beat Iowa 4-2 at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Saturday evening... Nicolas Aubé-Kubel and Hunter Haight scored for the Wild... Cal Petersen stopped 27-of-30 shots in his first start with Iowa since Dec. 12... Magnus Chrona turned aside 28-of-30 shots for Milwaukee 

2024-25: Iowa finished 3-4-1-0 against Milwaukee during the 2024-25 season... Graeme Clarke led the Wild with six points (4-2=6) against the Admirals... Samuel Hlavaj finished 2-1-0 with a 2.66 GAA and 0.910 SV%... Joakim Kemell led Milwaukee with seven points (4-3=7)... Magnus Chrona went 3-1-1 with a 2.61 GAA and 0.912 SV% 

TEAM NOTES 

HOME SCHEDULE: Iowa enters Friday’s matchup with 31 games remaining on its schedule... The Wild will have 12 remaining home games following the weekend series against the Admirals  

SEASON SERIES: Milwaukee has converted on the power play in all four meetings this season (5-for-19)... The Wild are 0-for-11 with the man advantage against the Admirals... Joakim Kemell has scored two game-winning goals for Milwaukee.... Iowa has scored six goals in four games against Milwaukee 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has outscored opponents in three of the last four first periods... The Wild have outscored opponents 6-1 in the opening 20 minutes of those four games... Iowa has allowed a second period goal in 10 games in a row... The Wild have been outshot in the middle frame in six consecutive games 

GOALTENDING STATS 

• Opposing goaltenders have allowed two goals or fewer in five of Iowa’s last seven games 

• Iowa’s goaltenders have allowed 26 goals over that span 

• One Wild goaltender (Samuel Hlavaj, Jan. 9 at Tucson) has allowed fewer than three goals in Iowa’s last 10 contests 

HOT HANDS 

• Hunter Haight has scored in back-to-back games 

• Dylan Gambrell saw a five-game point streak (1-6=7) snapped on Saturday at Milwaukee 

• Gambrell leads Iowa in points per game (0.93) and is one of two Wild skaters to record two three-point games this season (Ben Gleason) 

• Gambrell has registered a point in nine of 14 games with Iowa this season 

• Carson Lambos also saw a three-game point streak (2-1=3) end on Saturday 

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.   

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.