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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TORONTO MARLIES

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TORONTO MARLIES

Jan 17, 2026

Iowa Wild (10-23-3-1; 24 pts.) vs. Toronto Marlies (20-15-1-2; 43 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Toronto Marlies complete a weekend series on Saturday at 6 p.m. on Country Night. All fans in attendance will be able to enjoy a free LOCASH concert postgame. 

WATCH: MC22, AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 1-5-1-0 (0-2-1-0 at Iowa, 1-3-0-0 at Toronto) 

Last Time: Iowa’s late comeback effort came up a goal short in a 3-2 loss to Toronto at Casey’s Center on Friday night... Oskar Olausson scored twice in the final seven minutes for the Wild... Vinni Lettieri scored two goals for the Marlies... Samuel Hlavaj stopped 28-of-31 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 

SEASON SERIES: Toronto is 3-0-0 against Iowa this season... Artur Akhtyamov has earned all three wins for the Marlies and carries a 1.67 GAA and a 0.944 SV% against the Wild... Oskar Olausson (2-0=2), Carson Lambos (0-2=2), and David Spacek lead Iowa skaters in points against Toronto... Benoit-Olivier Groulx (3-3=6) and Vinni Lettieri (3-2=5) lead the Marlies in points 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Friday’s game snapped a three-game scoring streak for Iowa’s power play... The Wild went 3-for-10 with the man advantage over the previous three games 

PLAY BY PERIOD: The Wild have scored five goals in the last two third periods... Iowa had previously played three games in a row without scoring in the third period... The Wild have allowed a goal in every period in each of the last two games 

300TH GAME 

  • Defenseman Matt Kiersted played his 300th professional game on Friday night 

  • Kiersted scored his first AHL goal in his AHL debut with Charlotte on Oct. 22, 2021 vs. Hershey 

  • The Elk River, Minn., native made his NHL debut with the Florida Panthers on Apr. 3, 2021 vs. Columbus 

  • Kiersted has recorded 88 points (16-72=88), 217 PIM, and a plus-44 rating in 257 career AHL games 

TWO-POINT GAMES 

  • Oskar Olausson registered his first two-goal game an second two-point game in an Iowa uniform on Friday 

  • The two-goal game was Olausson’s first since Jan. 26, 2024 at Henderson with Colorado 

  • Olausson has recorded three points in a game once in his AHL career (Nov. 5, 2022 vs. Ontario [2g-1a with Colorado]) 

CHASING HISTORY 

  • Gerry Mayhew (109-89=198) enters Saturday’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 last Saturday 

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

For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, 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. 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. 

Visit http://www.iowawild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, multimedia content, and daily statistics.   

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