Game Preview: Iowa Wild at Texas Stars
February 17, 2024 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Wild News Release
Iowa Wild (17-26-1-2; 37 pts.) at Texas Stars (23-17-3-2; 51 pts.)
The Iowa Wild close out a weekend set against the Texas Stars at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Saturday at 7 p.m.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 28-36-8-3 (13-21-3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 15-15-5-1 at Texas)
LAST TIME: Iowa overcame a two-goal third period deficit with three goals in the final frame but lost 6-4 to Texas on Friday night... Adam Beckman scored twice for the Wild while Steven Fogarty and Sammy Walker also found the score sheet
2022-23: Iowa went 2-3-2-1 against Texas in 2022-23... The Wild earned points in each of the final four meetings... Nic Petan led Iowa with eight points (4-4=8) in six games... Sammy Walker led Wild skaters with five goals against the Stars... Jesper Wallstedt went 2-1-1 against Texas with a 2.49 GAA
TEAM NOTES
THREE-GOAL THIRD: Iowa scored three goals in the third period for the fifth time this season on Friday... The Wild had previously scored three goals in a period eight other times
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS: Iowa has not lost back-to-back games at Texas since Feb. 27 and Mar. 30, 2021... The Wild have not lost back-to-back games in regulation when visiting the Stars since the 2019-20 season
DISCIPLINED HOCKEY: Iowa has taken just one penalty in each of the last two games against Texas... The Wild are averaging just two power plays allowed per game to the Stars during the season series
SHOOTERS SHOOT: Iowa's 20-shot third period on Friday night tied the team's season high for a single period (Dec. 20 at Milwaukee, first period)
SAMMY WALKER
Sammy Walker extended his point streak to three games on Friday (4-1=5)
Walker's best four-game stretch (5-2=7) came from Jan. 26 - Feb. 1, 2023
SEASON SERIES
Adam Beckman leads Iowa with six goals against Texas this season
Nic Petan (0-6=6) also owns six points against the Stars
The Stars have converted on 5-of-10 power plays
Neither team has taken more than four minors in a single game
MATTHEW MURRAY
Texas goaltender Matthew Murray improved to 7-3-0 in his career against Iowa with a win on Friday
Murray trails Landon Bow (8-2-1) for the most wins by a Stars goaltender against the Wild
Murray owns a career 1.77 GAA and a 0.944 SV% against Iowa
Murray's SV% leads all goaltenders with five starts or more against Iowa and his GAA trails only Jussi Rynnas (1.60)
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