GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TEXAS STARS
Oct 21, 2022Iowa Wild (0-1-0-1; 1 pt.) vs. Texas Stars (1-1-0-0; 2 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Texas Stars meet Friday at 7 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena for the first time this season. Iowa went 3-5-0-0 against Texas during the 2021-22 season, while the Stars hold a 38-19-2-3 all-time record versus the Wild.
WESTERN FOES
Tonight’s matchup is the first between Iowa and Texas since the Stars visited the Wild on Apr. 22-23, 2022. The Wild entered the weekend series a game ahead of the Stars, but Texas took both matchups at Wells Fargo Arena to clinch a postseason berth and end Iowa’s Calder Cup Playoff aspirations. Iowa finished 3-1-0-0 at Texas in 2021-22, but lost all four home games.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Iowa has scored all four of its goals this season during 5-on-5 play
• During the 2021-22 season, the Wild scored 124 of 199 goals during 5-on-5 hockey
• Following opening weekend, Iowa’s has killed nine of 10 penalties (90%)
• The Wild ranked fourth in the league last season, killing off 84.2% of opposing power plays
FAMILIAR FACES
• Wild forward Mitchell Chaffee and Stars netminder Matt Murray played three seasons together at UMass-Amherst
• Iowa forward Nick Swaney and Texas forward Riley Tufte won back-to-back NCAA championships together at University of Minnesota-Duluth
Iowa Wild hockey is presented by MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. For more information, 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. The 2022-23 season marks the 10th anniversary of Iowa Wild hockey. Fans can purchase season tickets for the 10th anniversary season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365.
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