GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TEXAS STARS
Dec 30, 2025Iowa Wild (9-20-0-1; 19 pts.) vs. Texas Stars (10-14-3-1; 24 pts.)
The Iowa Wild hosts the Texas Stars on Dollar Dog Night on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs through the end of the first intermission courtesy of STAR 102.5.
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ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 33-42-9-4 (14-23-3-3 at Iowa, 20-18-6-1 at Texas)
Last Time: Iowa defeated Texas 3-1 at Casey’s Center on Nov. 18... The Wild earned their third win in as many games against the Stars... Nicolas Aubé-Kubel scored for Iowa while Hunter Haight found the back of the net twice... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 23-of-24 shots... Remi Poirier turned aside 20-of-22 shots
2024-25: The Wild went 3-3-1-1 against the Stars in 2024-25... Ben Jones led Iowa skaters in points (4-8=12)... Samuel Hlavaj finished 1-2-0 against Texas with a 3.56 GAA and a .885 SV%... Antonio Stranges led the Stars with 10 points (5-5=10) against the Wild... Magnus Hellberg went 3-2-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .930 SV%
TEAM NOTES
LOW SCORING WINS: Iowa has allowed a single goal over its last four victories... The Wild shut out their opponents in each of their previous three wins ahead of a 2-1 overtime victory against Chicago on Saturday night... Iowa has scored one regulation goal in the team’s last two wins
SEASON SERIES: Iowa has opened the season series with three wins in a row over Texas... The Wild have not allowed a first or second period goal to the Stars... Iowa has outscored Texas 8-2... Iowa has scored the first goal in all three meetings
PLAY BY PERIOD: The Wild snapped an eight-game streak of being outshot in third periods on Saturday... Iowa has not allowed a third period goal in three games in a row... The Wild have not scored in the second or third periods in each of the last three games
SUNDAY SWAP
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The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Boris Katchouk from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Michael Milne on Sunday
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Iowa also traded defenseman Wyatt Newpower to the Syracuse Crunch in exchange for future considerations
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Katchouk has collected 36 points (15-21=36) and 78 PIM in 179 career NHL games with Tampa Bay (2021-22, 2025-26), Chicago (2021-24), and Ottawa (2023-24)
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Katchouk has also recorded 154 points (64-90=154) and 161 PIM in 261 career AHL games with Syracuse (2018-22, 2024-25), Rockford (2023-24), and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (2024-25)
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Milne tallied 65 points (32-33=65) and 104 PIM in 172 games with Iowa and made his NHL debut with Minnesota on Nov. 16, 2024 vs. Dallas
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Newpower recorded three assists and 15 PIM in 23 games with Iowa in 2025-26
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