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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TUCSON ROADRUNNERS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TUCSON ROADRUNNERS

Nov 2, 2025

Iowa Wild (2-5-0-1; 5 pts.) vs. Tucson Roadrunners (4-4-1-0; 9 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Tucson Roadrunners complete a weekend series at Casey’s Center on Sunday at 3 p.m. on Pucks ‘N Paws Day. All fans in attendance may participate in a postgame skate presented by Central Iowa Figure Skating and Star 102.5. 

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ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 6-12-3-0 (3-7-1-0 at Iowa, 3-5-2-0 at Tucson) 

Last Time: Tucson shut out Iowa 3-0 at Casey’s Center on Saturday night... Ben McCartney, Sammy Walker, and Austin Poganski scored for the Roadrunners... Matthew Villalta stopped all 19 Iowa shots to earn the win... Cal Petersen turned aside 18-of-20 shots for Iowa 

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 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa has allowed a single power-play goal over the last five games (1-for-15)... Opponents have not scored a power-play goal in four consecutive games... Iowa played one four-game stretch in 2024-25 in which the team did not allow a power-play goal (Apr. 1 - 6) 

SCORING DIVERSITY: Iowa has played 13 games in a row in which three or fewer players scored... Two or fewer players have scored in 12 of those contests... The Wild went 15-0-1 during the 2024-25 season when four or more players scored a goal 

SHOTS BY PERIOD: Saturday’s game broke a three-game streak in which Iowa outshot opponents in the first period... The Wild have allowed six or fewer shots in at least one period in six of eight games this season 

PENALTY SHOT STATS 

  • Matthew Villalta stopped Michael Milne on a penalty shot 12:41 into the first period on Saturday 

  • The penalty shot was Iowa’s first since Milne converted against the Ontario Reign on Mar. 23, 2025 at 19:11 of the first period 

  • Milne is 2-for-3 for his AHL career on penalty shots 

  • The Wild took two penalty shots and faced one during the 2024-25 season 

  • The penalty shot was the 25th in Iowa history 

  • The Wild are 9-for-25 all-time on penalty shots 

GREAT GOALTENDING 

  • Iowa has played five games in a row in which the team’s goaltenders allowed three goals or fewer 

  • Cal Petersen and Samuel Hlavaj allowed two goals or fewer in three of those contests 

  • Iowa’s goaltenders have allowed just nine goals in the last five games 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT 

  • Tucson finished 34-32-4-2 in 2024-25 

  • The Roadrunners were eliminated by the Abbotsford Canucks (2-1) in the Pacific Division First Round 

  • Tucson ranked 9th in the AHL in power-play percentage (19.6%) 

  • The Roadrunners ranked 19th in the AHL on the penalty kill (81.0%) 

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 2025-26 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365. 

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