GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TEXAS STARS
Jan 24, 2024Iowa Wild (14-21-1-2; 31 pts.) vs. Texas Stars (19-14-2-1; 41 pts.)
The Iowa Wild host the Texas Stars at Wells Fargo Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Winning Wednesday. All fans in attendance will receive a ticket to a future game if the Wild win.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 28-34-8-3 (13-20-3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 15-14-5-1 at Texas)
LAST TIME: Iowa beat Texas 3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena on Monday... Adam Beckman opened the scoring at 3:39 of the first period... Michael Milne scored his first goal of the season in the third... Steven Fogarty scored the winner for Iowa... Zane McIntyre stopped 28-of-30 shots
2022-23: Iowa went 2-3-2-1 against Texas in 2022-23... The Wild earned points in each of the final four meetings... Nic Petan led Iowa with eight points (4-4=8) in six games... Sammy Walker led Wild skaters with five goals against the Stars... Jesper Wallstedt went 2-1-1 against Texas with a 2.49 GAA
TEAM NOTES
STARTING OUT: Iowa scored the opening goal on Monday for the first time in five games... The Wild had scored first just once in the previous 13 contests... Iowa improved to 7-1-0-0 at home when scoring first
DOWN THE STRETCH: The Wild scored two goals in the third period on Monday... Iowa’s last two-goal period came on Dec. 30 vs. Colorado... The team’s previous two-goal third period came on Dec. 23 vs. Manitoba... The Wild have posted double-digit shot totals in eight of the last nine third periods
THREE GOAL SCORERS: Iowa had three different players score a goal on Monday... The last time the Wild saw three players find the score sheet came on Dec. 22 vs. Manitoba... Iowa is 10-1-0-1 when three or more players score in a game
PETAN’S POWER-PLAY POINTS
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Nic Petan picked up an assist on Steven Fogarty’s power-play game-winning goal on Monday
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With the assist, Petan reached the 30-point mark (10-20=30) for his third consecutive AHL season
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Petan has recorded 30 points in six AHL seasons and every season in which he has played at least 25 games
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Six of Petan’s 10 goals have come on the power play
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10 of Petan’s 20 assists have come on the power play
STAT ATTACK
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Steven Fogarty has scored each of Iowa’s last two game-winning goals and leads the Wild with four game-winners this season
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Adam Beckman is on a three-game point streak (2-1=3)
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Sammy Walker became the first Iowa player to reach 100 shots this season on Monday
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David Spacek posted a career-high six shots in Monday’s win
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