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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS

Apr 3, 2026

Iowa Wild (22-32-6-3; 53 pts.) vs. Rockford IceHogs (26-24-3-2; 57 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild take on the Rockford IceHogs at Casey’s Center on Friday at 7 p.m. on Racing Night, presented by Iowa Speedway. The first 1,500 fans will receive a hat presented by Iowa Speedway and 95 KGGO. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 62-55-8-6 (32-31-1-2 at Iowa, 30-24-7-4 at Rockford) 

Last Time: Iowa fell 4-3 in a shootout to Rockford at Casey’s Center on Mar. 29... Ben Jones scored twice in the third period to force overtime... Gerry Mayhew also found the back of the net for the Wild... William Rousseau turned aside 24-of-27 shots 

2024-25: Iowa finished 5-7-0-0 against Rockford in 2024-25... Three games in the season series were decided by a single goal... Travis Boyd led Iowa skaters with 12 points (2-10=12) against Rockford... Zach Sanford (7-5=12) and Cole Guttman (6-6=12) paced IceHogs skaters against the Wild... Samuel Hlavaj posted a 3-1-0 record with a 2.33 GAA and 0.922 SV% in five appearances 

TEAM NOTES 

SEASON SERIES: The Wild are 1-3-2-1 against the IceHogs this season... Friday’s game against Rockford is the third of four games in eight days between the Central Division opponents... The Wild play the IceHogs six times between Mar. 14 and Apr. 10 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: The Wild have converted on the power play in five games in a row against the IceHogs (7-for-26)... In the last meeting between the two teams, Iowa scored a power-play goal and shorthanded goal for the first time since Dec. 8, 2024 vs. Milwaukee 

ONE-GOAL GAMES: Five of seven games in the season series have been decided by a single goal... Rockford has won each one-goal game 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has been outshot just once in the last eight first periods... The Wild have not outscored an opponent in six consecutive second periods 

CAPTAIN CLUTCH 

  • Ben Jones has scored four goals in Iowa’s last three games against Rockford 

  • Three of the captain’s four goals have come in the third period 

  • Jones scored with the goaltender pulled in favor with the extra attacker at 18:51 of the third period to force overtime on Mar. 28 

  • Jones scored on the power play to force overtime with 2:51 remaining the next night 

STREAKS SNAPPED 

  • Hunter Haight carried a four-game point streak (2-2=4) into Wednesday’s shutout loss to Chicago 

  • Ben Jones had registered points in three games in a row (4-1=5) 

  • Dylan Gambrell (0-4=4), Gerry Mayhew (1-1=2), and David Spacek (0-3=3) had posted points in back-to-back games 

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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