GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. SAN DIEGO GULLS
Apr 4, 2025Iowa Wild (24-35-5-1; 54 pts.) vs. San Diego Gulls (27-30-5-3; 62 pts.)
The Iowa Wild return to Wells Fargo Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. to host the San Diego Gulls on Star Wars Night, presented by CDS Global Solutions. The Wild will rebrand as the Iowa Wookiees and wear specialty jerseys, which will be auctioned off postgame with proceeds benefiting The ALS Association. The first 1,500 fans will receive a bucket hat, while fans 21 and older can purchase $2 beers presented by 100.3 The Bus (until end of first period) and a $3 off Fireball drink special.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 11-10-2-1 (5-5-1-0 at Wells Fargo Arena, 6-5-1-1 at San Diego)
Last Time: Iowa overpowered San Diego in a 7-5 win at Pechanga Arena on Jan. 15... Caedan Bankier, Liam Öhgren, Brendan Gaunce, Bradley Marek, and Adam Raska scored for the Wild... Samuel Hlavaj turned aside 25-of-30 shots to earn the win in net
2023-24: Iowa finished 1-2-0-1 against San Diego last season... Sammy Walker led the Wild in points and assists (4)... Mason Shaw led Iowa skaters in goals (3)... Nikita Nesterenko posted eight points (5-3=8) in four games... The two teams combined for three power-play goals in 29 opportunities... Both games in San Diego were decided by one goal
TEAM NOTES
SEASON SERIES: The Wild split games against the Gulls on the front and back end of a Pacific Division road trip in January... San Diego scored five goals in each game... Iowa went 3-for-7 on the power play across the two meetings... The Gulls went 4-for-9 with the man advantage
FASTEST GOAL: Adam Raska set new team records for fastest goal to start a game and period when he scored nine seconds into Wednesday’s game... Michael Milne had set the record for fastest goal to start a game and period earlier this season when he scored 15 seconds into the game on Nov. 2 vs. San Jose
TRIPLED UP: Iowa scored three goals in a period in back-to-back games against Texas on Tuesday and Wednesday... Iowa improved to 10-1-0-0 when scoring three or more goals in a period
HOT HANDS
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Liam Öhgren has five points (3-2=5) in Iowa’s last three games
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Travis Boyd is also riding a three-game point streak (3-2=5)
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Boyd has 12 points in his last nine games (8-4=12)
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Cameron Crotty has assists in consecutive games
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Tyler Madden has points in back-to-back contests (1-2=3)
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Samuel Hlavaj has appeared in five games in a row and eight of the team’s last 10 contests
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Hlavaj has allowed four goals just once over that span
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
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San Diego won four of five games prior to a 6-3 loss to Abbotsford on Wednesday
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The loss snapped a five-game win streak for goaltender Ville Husso, who has started four games in a row for the Gulls
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Jan Mysak is riding a four-game point streak (1-3=4)
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Nico Myatovic also has points in four consecutive games (1-4=5)
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Justin Bailey has points in three games in a row (2-2=4)
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Carsen Twarynski has seven points (3-4=7) over San Diego’s last six games
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