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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS

Oct 21, 2026

Iowa Wild (3-2-1-1; 8 pts.) vs. Milwaukee Admirals (3-1-0-0; 6 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Milwaukee Admirals meet at Casey's Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m. If Iowa wins, all fans in attendance will receive a ticket to an upcoming game as part of Wild Wednesday. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 36-42-10-7 (19-20-4-3 at Iowa, 17-22-6-4 at Milwaukee) 

Last Time: Milwaukee eliminated Iowa from postseason contention in a 2-1 decision at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Apr. 12... Ben Jones scored Iowa’s lone goal... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 28-of-30 shots... Isaac Ratcliffe scored twice for Milwaukee... Matt Murray turned aside 22-of-23 shots 

2025-26: Iowa finished 3-4-1-0 against Milwaukee during the 2025-26 season... Ben Jones led the Wild with six points (3-3=6) against the Admirals... Cal Petersen finished 2-3-0 with a 2.96 GAA and 0.885 SV%... Jake Lucchini led Milwaukee with eight points (1-7=8)... Matt Murray went 4-1-0 with a 1.95 GAA and 0.929 SV% 

TEAM NOTES 

LIMITED SHOTS: Iowa did not allow double digit shots in any period on Sunday at Chicago... The Wild have allowed double digit shots in just three periods in the last five games... Iowa (21.75) trails only Utica (21.75) in fewest shots allowed per game across the AHL  

MULTI-POINT GAMES: Gerry Mayhew (2g), Mason Shaw (2a) and Jack Peart (2a) recorded multi-point games on Sunday 

SINGLE GOAL SCORERS: Iowa has played back-to-back games in which only one player scored... The Wild are 3-0-0-1 when at least two players score 

POWER PLAY DROUGHT: Iowa’s power play is scoreless in the last 27 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) 

MAYHEW'S 200TH 

  • Gerry Mayhew scored twice on Sunday at Chicago to record his 199th and 200th professional goals 

  • Mayhew’s first AHL goal came on Mar. 18, 2017 vs. Milwaukee 

  • The Wyandotte, Mich., native has scored 187 AHL goals, 121 of which have come with Iowa 

  • Mayhew owns 371 points across 569 professional games 

CENTRAL DIVISION FOE 

  • Iowa will play Milwaukee eight times this season 

  • The Wild and Wolves played five one-goal games in 2025-26 

  • Iowa finished 3-1-1-0 in one-goal games against Admirals 

  • Each of the final three meetings finished with a 2-1 score 

  • The Admirals outscored the Wild 23-14 

  • Iowa’s power play finished 1-for-27 (3.7%) 

  • The Wild allowed seven power play goals in 30 chances against (76.7%) 

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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