Game Preview: Iowa Wild at Texas Stars
March 29, 2024 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Wild News Release
Iowa Wild (23-33-4-2; 52 pts.) at Texas Stars (29-27-4-2; 64 pts.)
The Iowa Wild visit the Texas Stars at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in the first game of a weekend set on Friday at 7 p.m.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 28-37-8-3 (13-21-3-2 at Wells Fargo Arena, 15-16-5-1 at Texas)
LAST TIME: The Stars beat the Wild 3-2 in Texas on Feb. 17... Nic Petan and Adam Beckman scored for Iowa... Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26-of-29 shots for the Wild... Iowa's power play went 1-for-5 and held Texas scoreless on three man advantage opportunities
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
PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has taken a first period lead in both wins against Texas this season... The Stars have outscored the Wild in five of six second periods... Iowa has posted a double-digit shot total in the first or second period just once... The Wild have recorded 12 or more shots in every third period against the Stars
SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa has recorded two power-play goals in both wins against Texas... The Wild have faced just 13 power plays in six games against the Stars
LAST THREE: Iowa has scored a first period goal in three consecutive games... The Wild have not allowed a second period goal in three games in a row
POINT STREAK: Iowa is currently riding a four-game point streak (3-0-1-0)... The Wild also earned points in four straight from Nov. 5 - 18 (3-0-0-1)
FRESH FACE
Iowa signed defenseman Jack Peart to an ATO on Saturday
Peart recorded 55 points (8-47=55) in 109 games at St. Cloud State University
Peart earned the Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award and Reed Larson Award in 2021
HOT HANDS
Daemon Hunt has six points (1-5=6) in his last seven games
Hunt and Sammy Walker each recorded their fifth multi-point games of the season on Tuesday against Milwaukee
Turner Elson scored his first goal and recorded his first multi-point game in an Iowa Wild uniform on Tuesday
Caedan Bankier has points in back-to-back games and six points (3-3=6) in his last eight contests
IN THE CREASE
Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt has allowed 15 goals over his last eight starts
Wallstedt is 5-0-3 across those eight contests with a 0.932 SAV%
Wallstedt owns a 1-2-0 record with a 3.37 GAA and a 0.885 SAV% against Texas 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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