GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD VS. TUCSON ROADRUNNERS – Iowa Wild Hockey


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. 
WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 
LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 
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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