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Game Preview: Iowa Wild at Manitoba Moose

October 21, 2023 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Wild News Release


Iowa Wild (1-2-0-0; 2 pts.) at Manitoba Moose (1-2-0-0; 2 pts.)

The Iowa Wild wrap up a weekend set against the Manitoba Moose at Canada Life Centre on Saturday at 6 p.m.

ALL-TIME SERIES

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 32-15-2-2 (15-8-0-1 at Wells Fargo Arena, 17-7-2-1 at Manitoba)

LAST TIME: Iowa took a 4-2 victory over Manitoba at Canada Life Centre on Friday night... Adam Beckman scored the game-winner at 12:52 of the third period... Casey Dornbach scored his first AHL goal at 4:25 of the second period... David Spacek picked up his first AHL point with an assist on Dornbach's goal

2022-23: Iowa went 3-5-0-0 against Manitoba in 2022-23... The Wild beat the Moose by a 5-2 score on Oct. 29 in the season's first meeting to pick up the team's first win of the season... Adam Beckman led Iowa skaters in goals and points (7-3=10) in seven games vs. Manitoba

TEAM NOTES

ROAD SWEEPS: The Wild last swept the Moose in Manitoba during a weekend series from Oct. 18-19, 2019

LOOKING FOR FOUR: Iowa has won three consecutive games against Manitoba dating back to the 2022-23 season... The Wild last took three consecutive games over the Moose during a five-game win streak between Nov. 24, 2018 - Jan. 25, 2020... Iowa also beat Manitoba five times in a row from Jan. 1 - Mar. 9, 2016

BECKMAN GOES FIRST: Adam Beckman has scored Iowa's first goal in three of the seven previous meetings between the two teams

LIMITED TWO: Iowa has held Manitoba to two goals in each of the previous four matchups

HIT FOR THE CYCLE: Iowa scored power-play, even strength, shorthanded, and empty-net goals on Friday

JAKE LUCCHINI

* Jake Lucchini has gotten off to a hot start in his first three games with the Iowa Wild

* Lucchini leads the Wild in points (3-2=5)

* The last time Lucchini accumulated five points or more in three games came in February 2023

* Lucchini posted four points (2-2=4) on Nov. 18 vs. Laval with Belleville and added two assists two nights later

* The four-point game was the second of Lucchini's career

* The first came on Nov. 27, 2021 vs. Laval with Belleville (1-3=4)

* His longest point streak of 2022-23 (six games) came from Oct. 21-Nov. 4 (3-5=8)

PROFESSIONAL FIRSTS

* Several Iowa skaters experienced professional firsts in Friday's game against the Manitoba Moose

* Casey Dornbach scored his first AHL goal

* David Spacek assisted on the tally to earn his first AHL point

* Kyle Masters made his professional debut

* Three Iowa skaters have made their professional debuts this season

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 2023-24 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at ‚ https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365.




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