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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS

Feb 13, 2026

Iowa Wild (13-26-4-1; 31 pts.) vs. Springfield Thunderbirds (16-24-4-2; 38 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Springfield Thunderbirds face off in the first game of a weekend series at Casey’s Center on Friday at 7 p.m. on Women In Sports Night, presented by Capital Orthopaedics. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 0-4-0-0 (0-2-0-0 at Iowa, 0-2-0-0 at Springfield) 

Last Time: Liam Öhgren scored twice for Iowa in a 4-2 loss at MassMutual Center... Nikita Alexandrov (0-3=3), Matthew Peca (1-1=2), and Mackenzie MacEachern (1-1=2) recorded multi-point games for Springfield... The Wild went 2-for-5 on the power play while the Thunderbirds finished 1-for-3 with the man advantage 

2024-25: Springfield won all four games against Iowa in the first season series between the two clubs... The Thunderbirds outscored the Wild 19-5 through the four contests... Matthew Peca led Springfield skaters in points (3-5=8)... Colten Ellis went 3-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .971 SV% 

TEAM NOTES 

THREE IN A ROW: Iowa entered the break on a three-game win streak... The Wild have won three games in a row twice this season... Iowa’s last three-game win streak came from Dec. 20-30... The Wild have outscored opponents 10-5 over the last three contests 

STRONG GOALTENDING: Iowa’s goaltenders have allowed two goals or fewer in their last three starts... Wild goalies had allowed three or more goals in the previous six starts and nine of the previous 10 games 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has not allowed two goals in a period in three games in a row... The Wild have allowed a second period goal in 13 consecutive games 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa has converted on the man advantage in two of the last three games... The Wild have killed off all 12 power plays faced over that span 

LEADING FROM THE FRONT 

  • Ben Jones has 11 points (5-6=11) in his last 10 games with Iowa 

  • Jones assisted in two goals in a 5-2 win over Rockford on Feb. 6 

  • Iowa’s captain is riding a four-game point streak (2-5=7) 

OLYMPIC HOCKEY 

  • Samuel Hlavaj stopped 39-of-40 shots in his Olympic debut to backstop Slovakia to a 4-1 win over Finland on Wednesday 

  • David Spacek skated 20:00 across 27 shifts in Czechia’s tournament-opening 5-0 loss to Canada on Thursday 

LEAGUE RANKINGS 

  • Iowa ranks 24th in the AHL in shots/game this season (26.52) 

  • Springfield ranks 32md in shots/game (24.7) 

  • The Wild are 15th in the AHL in shots allowed/game (27.89) 

  • The Thunderbirds rank 32nd in the AHL in shots allowed/game (31.78) 

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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