Game Preview: Iowa Wild vs. Colorado Eagles
December 30, 2023 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Wild News Release
Iowa Wild (12-15-1-1; 26 pts.) vs. Colorado Eagles (13-11-3-1; 30 pts.)
The Iowa Wild and Colorado Eagles wrap up 2023 with a 6 p.m. puck drop on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena. The team's New Year's Eve bash will feature a postgame fireworks show for all fans in attendance.
ALL-TIME SERIES
All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 8-5-0-2 (5-1-0-1 at Wells Fargo Arena, 3-4-0-1 at Colorado)
Last Time: Colorado defeated Iowa by a 4-2 score at Wells Fargo Arena on Thursday... Caedan Bankier scored both Wild goals in the first period... Callahan Burke scored the game-winner for the Eagles in the third period... Zane McIntyre stopped 32-of-36 shots... Justus Annunen turned aside 17-of-19 shots
2022-23: Iowa and Colorado split a four-game season series... The Eagles won two games in Colorado in November... The Wild swept a two-game series at the end of December... Dakota Mermis paced Iowa with four points (1-3=4) in four games... Jesper Wallstedt went 1-2-0 with a 2.40 GAA and 0.920 SV% in three games
TEAM NOTES
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Daemon Hunt leads Iowa with five points (1-4=5) through three games against Colorado... Riley Tufte leads the Eagles in goals and points (2-2=4) against the Wild... Iowa's power play is 5-for-14... The Wild have killed off Eagles power plays at a 90% rate (1-for-10)
OPENING 20: Thursday's defeat against Colorado marked Iowa's first loss this season when scoring twice in the first period (3-1-0-0)... The loss snapped an 11-game unbeaten streak (10-0-0-1) when scoring in the opening frame
SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: Iowa has received four or more power plays in seven consecutive games... The Wild have converted on the man advantage in seven of the last eight games... Iowa snapped an eight-game streak of opponents scoring on the power play on Thursday
PLAYER TRACKER
* Caedan Bankier has four points in his last two games (2-2=4)
* Bankier has scored Iowa's first goal in two of the last six games
* Nic Petan has scored first for the Wild in three of the last six games
* Petan saw a four-game point streak (6-2=8) snapped on Thursday
* Sammy Walker has recorded a point in four consecutive games (1-6=7)
* Walker's longest point streak with the Wild lasted five games last season (4-4=8; Dec. 4, 2022 - Jan. 3, 2023)
* Maxim Cajkovic has found the scoresheet in each of the three games he has played with the Wild (1-2=3)
* Steven Fogarty has registered a point in six of the last seven contests (1-5=6)
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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