GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TUCSON ROADRUNNERS

Nov 1, 2025

Iowa Wild (2-4-0-1; 5 pts.) vs. Tucson Roadrunners (3-4-1-0; 7 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild kick off a weekend series against the Tucson Roadrunners at Casey’s Center on Saturday at 6 p.m. The first 1,500 fans will receive a packable trick-or-treat bag presented by 98.3 The Vibe. 

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LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 6-11-3-0 (3-6-1-0 at Iowa, 3-5-2-0 at Tucson) 

Last Time: Sammy Walker scored the overtime winner 3:29 into the extra session to lift Iowa to a 5-4 win on Feb. 10, 2024... Adam Beckman, Steven Fogarty, Brenden Miller, and Walker (2) scored for Iowa... Jesper Wallstedt turned aside 19-of-23 shots to earn the win in net... The two teams combined for 16 penalties and 62 penalty minutes 

2023-24: Iowa finished 2-2-0-0 against Tucson during the 2023-24 season... The Wild won both home games... Sammy Walker led Iowa in goals (3) and points (4)... Mason Shaw paced Wild skaters with three assists against the Roadrunners... Jesper Wallstedt finished 2-1-0 with a 2.94 GAA and a .895 SV% 

TEAM NOTES 

PICKING UP POINTS: Iowa enters Saturday’s contest having earned points in three consecutive games (2-0-1)... The Wild picked up points in three or more games in a row five times in 2024-25... Iowa notched four-game point streaks three times last season 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa has allowed a single power-play goal over the last four games (1-for-14)... The Wild have scored twice on the power play in two of the last three games... Gerry Mayhew scored two of Iowa’s four power play goals over that stretch 

HOT HANDS: Nicolas Aubé-Kubel has recorded three assists in the last two games... Gerry Mayhew has scored three times in his first three games with Iowa... Liam Öhgren has three points (2-1=3) in the last four games... Iowa’s goaltenders have combined to allow just seven goals over the last four contests 

MULTI-POINT GAMES 

• Three Iowa skaters registered two or more points in Tuesday’s 4-3 shootout loss to Grand Rapids 

• Ben Gleason became the first Wild player to record three points in a game (0-3=3) in 2025-26 

• Gerry Mayhew scored twice for Iowa 

• Oskar Olausson recorded two assists 

CENTURY MARK 

• Gerry Mayhew became the first player to score 100 goals in an Iowa Wild uniform on Tuesday 

• Mayhew’s 100 Iowa goals are trailed by Kyle Rau (88) and Sam Anas (72) 

• Mayhew trails Iowa’s all-time points leader, Kyle Rau (199), by 18 points

WELCOME BACK, SAMMY WALKER 

• Saturday’s game marks the first time Sammy Walker will appear in Iowa in an opponent’s uniform 

• Walker skated in 156 games with the Wild from 2022-25 

• The Edina, Minn. native recorded 104 points (43-61=104) with Iowa 

• Walker made his NHL debut with the Minnesota Wild at Vancouver on Dec. 10, 2022 

ALL-TIME NUMBERS 

• Entering the 2025-26 season, 97 Wild players had suited up for at least one game against the Roadrunners 

• Kyle Rau holds the marks for most games played (14), goals (8), and points (14) against Tucson 

• Sam Anas and Mason Shaw each posted seven assists against the Roadrunners 

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