GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TORONTO MARLIES

Jan 16, 2026

Iowa Wild (10-22-3-1; 24 pts.) vs. Toronto Marlies (19-15-1-2; 41 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Toronto Marlies face off in the first game of a weekend series on Friday at 7 p.m. on Local Heroes Night. 

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LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 1-4-1-0 (0-1-1-0 at Iowa, 1-3-0-0 at Toronto) 

Last Time: Toronto outlasted Iowa in a 2-1 decision to take a weekend sweep at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Nov. 23... David Jiricek scored Iowa’s lone goal... William Villenueve and Blake Smith scored for the Marlies... Iowa outshot Toronto 37-23... Cal Petersen stopped 21-of-23 shots 

Previous Season Series: Iowa and Toronto met twice during the 2014-15 season... The Marlies scored five goals in each game and won both meetings... Marc Hagel (1-1=2), Zack Mitchell (1-1=2), and Jonathon Blum (0-2=2) led Iowa in points... Greg McKegg scored four goals to pace Toronto scorers... Christopher Gibson started both games for the Marlies and allowed three goals 

TEAM NOTES 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa went 1-for-3 on the power play on Saturday... The Wild have converted on the power play in six of the last seven contests... Iowa’s power play is 8-for-22 (36.4%) over that span 

EXTRA HOCKEY: Iowa has lost the last three games that have required overtime or a shootout following a three-game win streak in overtime and shootout games 

THREE OR FEWER: Saturday’s defeat at Tucson marked the first time Iowa has lost a game this season when scoring four or more goals... The Wild previously were 3-0-0 when scoring three goals... Iowa had scored three goals or fewer in eight of the previous nine contests 

PLAY BY PERIOD: The Wild scored three goals in the third period for the third time this season in Saturday’s loss at Tucson... Iowa’s opponents have scored goals in five second periods in a row 

FIRST NHL GAME 

• Defenseman David Spacek made his NHL debut with the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night 

• Spacek recorded 11:59 of ice time on Thursday 

• Spacek’s debut made him the 98th Iowa alumni to play in the NHL and 38th to make their NHL debut with Minnesota 

• The 6-foot, 190-pound native of Columbus, Ohio leads Iowa in assists (16) and ranks second in points (19) 

• Spacek was selected to join the Czech national team in the 2026 Winter Olympics 

HOT HANDS 

• Ben Gleason and Dylan Gambrell each have two assists in Iowa’s last three games 

• Gerry Mayhew has scored in three games in a row 

• Nicolas Aubé-Kubel recorded his team-leading fifth multi-point game of the season (1-1=2) on Saturday at Tucson 

CHASING HISTORY 

• Gerry Mayhew (109-89=198) enters Friday’s game two points shy of becoming Iowa’s all-time leading scorer 

• Mayhew passed Sam Anas (75-122=197) for second all-time among Wild skaters in points with a goal on Saturday 

• Kyle Rau (88-111=199) leads Iowa skaters in all-time points 

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