GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS
Jan 31, 2026Iowa Wild (11-26-4-1; 27 pts.) vs. Milwaukee Admirals (19-18-2-1; 41 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Milwaukee Admirals wrap up a weekend series on Military Appreciation Night, presented by Holt Plumbing, at Casey’s Center on Saturday at 6 p.m. The first 1,500 fans will receive a deck of playing cards, courtesy of Holt Plumbing and WHO News Radio.
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ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 35-41-10-7 (18-20-4-3 at Iowa, 17-21-6-4 at Milwaukee)
Last Time: Iowa opened up a three-goal first period lead and held on for a 3-2 win over Milwaukee at Casey’s Center on Friday night... Ben Jones (1-2=3), David Spacek, and Hunter Haight scored for the Wild... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 20-of-22 shots to earn the win... Iowa’s power play finished 1-for-4
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
IN THE WIN COLUMN: Iowa’s victory over Milwaukee on Friday marked the team’s first win since Dec. 30... The Wild held their opponent to two goals for the first time in seven games (Jan. 9 at Tucson, 2-1 OTL)
SEASON SERIES: Iowa picked up its first win in five games against Milwaukee on Friday... The Wild held the Admirals scoreless on the power play for the first time in the season series... Iowa scored with the man advantage for the first time against Milwaukee
PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has outscored opponents in four of the last five first periods... The Wild have outscored opponents 9-1 in the opening 20 minutes of those four games... Iowa has allowed a second period goal in 11 games in a row... Friday’s game marked the first time in seven games that Iowa outshot the opposition in the second period
THREE STARS
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Ben Jones recorded a goal and two assists to power the Wild to victory on Friday night
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Iowa’s captain was selected as the AHL’s third star of the night and the first star of the game
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Jones recorded his second multi-point game and first three-point game of the season
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Jones posted 10 multi-point games in 2024-25, including a five-point (2-3=5) performance against Texas on Nov. 15, 2024
HOT HANDS
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Hunter Haight has scored in three consecutive games
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Dylan Gambrell has registered a point in six of his last seven games (1-7=8) and in 10 of 15 games with Iowa this season
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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)
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Ben Jones has eight points (4-4=8) in his last eight games with Iowa
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