GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS

Feb 1, 2025

Iowa Wild (14-25-2-1; 31 pts.) vs. Springfield Thunderbirds (20-17-2-2; 44 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Springfield Thunderbirds complete a weekend set at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday at 6 p.m. on Women In Sports Night, presented by Capital Orthopaedics.  

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 0-1-0-0 (0-1-0-0 at Wells Fargo Arena, 0-0-0-0 at Springfield) 

Last Time: Springfield defeated Iowa 4-1 at Wells Fargo Arena on Friday night in the first ever meeting between the two teams... Carson Lambos scored Iowa’s only goal... Aleksanteri Kaskimaki, Hunter Skinner, Dalibor Dvorsky, and Matt Luff scored for Springfield... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 18-of-21 shots... Colten Ellis turned aside 27-of-28 shots 

Previous Season Series: Iowa and Springfield had never played each other prior to the 2024-25 season series... The Wild had played 20 of the other 31 AHL clubs entering 2024-25 

TEAM NOTES 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa’s power play broke a four-game scoreless drought on Friday... Opponents have scored a power-play goal in six of the last nine games... Iowa’s power play has allowed two or more goals in 11 games this season 

SEASON LOW SHOTS: Iowa allowed the fewest shots by an opponent in a period this season in the third period on Friday (2) 

FIRST GOALS: Iowa has allowed the first goal in six of the last seven games... The Wild are 11-7-0-0 when scoring first 

STRIVE FOR FIVE: 10 of Iowa’s last 11 wins have come when the team has scored five or more goals... The Wild have scored three or fewer goals in each of their last 20 defeats... Iowa has scored three goals or fewer in eight games in a row 

FIRST SINCE... 

  • Carson Lambos scored his first goal and registered his first point in nine games on Friday (Jan. 10 at Ontario) 

  • Caedan Bankier registered his first assist in seven games on the goal (Jan. 15 at San Diego) 

  • Friday’s game marked the first time Samuel Hlavaj faced fewer than 22 shots in a start since the season opener (Oct. 14 vs. Manitoba, 21 shots) 

ABOUT THE VISITORS 

  • Samuel Johanneson has registered a point in four of his last five games (2-4=6) 

  • Johanneson recorded his third two-point game of the season on Friday (0-2=2) 

  • Matt Luff has points in four games in a row (2-4=6) 

  • Matthew Peca also has a four-game point streak (2-5=7) 

  • Peca recorded his eighth multi-point game of the season on Friday (0-2=2) 

For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, please 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 2023-24 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365

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