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Rockford IceHogs Friday, Apr. 23 IOWA WILD (8-13-1-0) 7 p.m. CST (11-10-4-0) --- --- 17 points Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA 26 points (6th, Central) Game #23, Road #9 Series 3-2-1-0 (4th, Central) WATCH: WIFR 23.2 Antenna TV, AHLTV ICEHOGS AT A GLANCE LISTEN: SportsFan Radio WNTA-AM 1330, IceHogs.com, SportsFanRadio1330.com Overall 8-13-1-0 Streak 1-0-0-0 Home 6-8-0-0 Home Streak 2-0-0-0 LAST GAME: Road 2-5-1-0 Road Streak 0-3-0-0 » The IceHogs battled back from two one-goal deficits to defeat the Chicago Wolves 4-3 in the OT 3-1 Last 5 2-3-0-0 shootout at BMO Harris Bank Center last Saturday. Forward D.J. Busdeker recorded two assists and Shootout 1-0 Last 10 5-5-0-0 goaltender Ivan Nalimov recorded his first AHL win making 23 saves. ICEHOGS LEADING SCORERS GAME NOTES Player Goals Assists Points IceHogs Go Wild with Comeback Win over Wolves in Last Outing Cody Franson 4 11 15 Trailing 2-1 after the first period and 3-2 after the second last Saturday, the IceHogs fought back to Dylan McLaughlin 4 9 13 defeat the Chicago Wolves, 4-3, in the shootout at BMO Harris Bank Center. The win marked the Evan Barratt 4 8 12 second consecutive victory for the IceHogs against the Central Division’s top team, having earning Chris Wilkie 6 5 11 a 4-3 win at the BMO on Apr. 7. MacKenzie Entwistle 3 5 8 2020-21 RFD vs. IA SCHEDULE Comeback Kids 2/13 at IA 2-3 OTL 4/13 at IA 1-4 L Saturday’s comeback win marked the second victory for the IceHogs when trailing after two pe- riods. Down 3-2 after 40 minutes to the Iowa Wild on Mar. 7, forward D. J. Busdeker scored the 3/6 at RFD 3-2 W 4/23 at IA 6 p.m. game-tying marker midway through the third period and forward Andrei Altybarmakian netted the 3/7 at RFD 4-3 OTW 4/24 at IA 6 p.m. game-winning goal in overtime for a 4-3 win. 3/21 at RFD 3-5 L 5/7 at IA 7 p.m. 3/22 at RFD 6-1 W 5/9 at RFD 4 p.m. IceHogs Having a First Goal Frenzy The IceHogs have opened the game scoring in each of the last five contests and in six of the last HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES HISTORY seven games. With each game-opening goal scored by the IceHogs, Meijer donates $50 to Rock Overall at RFD at IA House Kids and this season’s total is currently at $500! The IceHogs are 4-5-1-0 when scoring the 13-14 6-3-0-1 3-1-0-1 3-2-0-0 games opening goal. 14-15 6-2-0-0 3-1-0-0 3-1-0-0 15-16 9-1-1-1 4-0-1-1 5-1-0-0 Shot, Shot, Shot, Shot, Shot, Shot, Shot…EVERYBODY! 16-17 2-6-2-0 1-3-1-0 1-3-1-0 Saturday’s showdown vs. Chicago also marked a new season-high for the IceHogs, 41 shots on goal 17-18 7-4-1-0 3-2-1-0 4-2-0-0 with 16 of the 18 IceHogs skaters (goalies excluded) recorded at least one shot on goal. The feat is 18-19 4-5-0-1 3-1-0-1 1-4-0-0 the most since the IceHogs recorded 39 shots vs. Chicago on Feb. 16. The 41 shots are the first time 19-20 1-3-0-0 1-1-0-0 0-2-0-0 the IceHogs hit the 40-mark since the final game of the 2019-20 season, Mar. 8 at CHI, when Wolves 20-21 3-2-1-0 3-1-0-0 0-1-1-0 goalie Garrett Sparks made 38 saves on 40 shots in a 3-2 overtime win. The last time the IceHogs hit above 40 was Nov. 8, 2019 in a 4-0 loss to Manitoba behind goalie Mikhail Berdin’s 41-save shutout. All-Time 38-26-5-3 21-10-3-3 17-16-2-0 2020-21 TEAM COMPARISON Hello Again Des Moines ICEHOGS WILD Tonight is the third time this season that the IceHogs have stopped by Well Fargo Arena after picking 22 .......................Games ................... 25 up a standings point on Feb. 13 in a 3-2 OTL and falling 4-1 on Apr. 13. Tonight is the second of four 63 (2.86) ................GF/Game ............77 (3.08) consecutive meetings (Apr. 13, Apr. 23-24 and May 7) between the two clubs in Des Moines before 84 (3.82) ............... GA/Game ............91 (3.64) closing out the season series on Sunday, May 9 at BMO Harris Bank Center. 17.3% (13/75) ..........PP (Overall) ......14.3% (14/98) 74.3% (20/79) ..........PK (Overall) .....79.6% (22/108) Hot Starts Key for Wild Success 3/19 (15.8%) .......... PP (vs. Opp.) .......4/21 (19.0%) Through six games in the head-to-head series against the Wild, the IceHogs have scored in the 4/21 (81.0%) .......... PK (vs. Opp.) .......3/19 (84.2%) opening period if five contests and nine of the IceHogs’ 19 goals in the series have come in the opening frame. 2020-21 RFD LEADING SCORERS VS. IA Player Goals Assists Points Four Score and Five IceHogs Nicolas Beaudin 2 ................... 4 ...................6 Forward Brandon Pirri enters tonight’s contest on a four-game point streak (five goals, two assists), Cody Franson 3 ................... 2 ...................5 which is tied for the longest streak by an IceHogs skater this season. Defenseman Cody Franson Reese Johnson 2 ................... 3 ...................5 registered a four-game streak (two goals, four assists) from Mar. 16-28, forward Dylan McLaughlin had points in four-straight games (two goals, five assists) from Mar. 13-22, forward Reese Johnson 2020-21 IA LEADING SCORERS VS. RFD racked up three goals and three assists for six points over four games from Mar. 7-27 and forward Player Goals Assists Points Josiah Slavin had the most recent stretch (three goals, two assists) from Mar. 28-Apr. 13. Mason Shaw 2 ................... 5 ...................7 Gabriel Dumont 3 ................... 3 ...................6 ICEHOGS LAST 5 GAMES ICEHOGS NEXT 5 GAMES Gerry Mayhew 4 ................... 1 ...................5 Day Date Result Day Date Opponent Time Sat. Apr. 17 Rockford 4 vs. Chicago 3 SOW Fri. Apr. 23 at Iowa 7 p.m. Tues. Apr. 13 Rockford 1 at Iowa 4 L Sat. Apr. 24 at Iowa 6 p.m. Wed. Apr. 7 Rockford 4 vs. Chicago 3 W Wed. Apr. 28 at Grand Rapids 6 p.m. Sat. Apr. 3 Rockford 2 at Chicago 4 L Sat. May 1 vs. Grand Rapids 6 p.m. Sun. Mar. 28 Rockford 4 vs. Chicago 5 L Mon. May 3 at Grand Rapids 6 p.m. 2020-21 Rockford IceHogs Roster # Forwards Pos. S Ht. Wt. Date of Birth Birthplace 2019-20 Team GP G A PTS PIM Contract Status Draft 14 Garrett Mitchell RW R 5-11 196 9/2/1991 Regina, SK Rockford, AHL 15 4 2 6 9 AHL VET WSH 6th RD, 2009 (175) Laval, AHL 2 0 0 0 0 Reading, ECHL 40 10 19 29 106 15 Carson Gicewicz C R 6-3 212 3/4/1997 Orchard Park, NY St. Lawrence Univ., NCAA 2 0 0 0 2 AHL R 26 Evan Barratt C L 6-0 187 2/18/1999 Bristol, PA Penn. State Univ., NCAA 34 12 22 34 28 NHL R CHI 3rd RD, 2017 (90) 39 Dylan McLaughlin C L 5-11 187 6/5/1995 Lancaster, NY Rockford, AHL 28 2 5 7 6 AHL Indy, ECHL 20 13 11 24 0 42 Gabriel Gagne RW R 6-5 185 11/11/1996 Laval, PQ Rockford, AHL 21 6 6 12 7 AHL OTT 2nd RD, 2015 (36) Ontario, AHL 3 0 1 1 0 Allen, ECHL 36 24 14 38 8 45 Cam Morrison LW L 6-3 209 8/27/1998 Aurora, ON Notre Dame, NCAA 37 13 14 27 8 NHL R COL 2nd RD, 2016 (40) 47 John Quenneville C L 6-1 194 4/16/1996 Edmonton, AB Rockford, AHL 36 13 9 22 31 NHL NJD 1st RD, 2014 (30) Chicago, NHL 9 0 0 0 0 52 Reese Johnson RW R 6-1 193 7/10/1998 Saskatoon, SK Rockford, AHL 52 4 4 8 63 NHL 58 MacKenzie Entwistle RW R 6-4 183 7/14/1999 Mississauga, ON Rockford, AHL 56 11 15 26 38 NHL ARI 3rd RD, 2017 (69) 49 Mitchell Fossier LW L 6-0 187 12/21/1996 Alpharetta, GA Univ. of Maine, NCAA 34 10 32 42 12 AHL R 53 Michal Teply RW R 6-3 187 5/27/2001 Havlickuv Brod, CZE Winnipeg, WHL 53 29 34 63 16 NHL R CHI 4th RD, 2019 (105) 57 Chris Wilkie RW R 6-0 190 7/10/1996 Omaha, NE Colorado Coll., NCAA 34 23 8 31 36 AHL R FLA 6th RD, 2015 (162) 61 Chad Yetman RW R 5-11 179 2/18/2000 Ajax, ON Erie, OHL 61 43 31 74 8 AHL R CHI 6th RD, 2020 (172) 67 Matej Chalupa C L 6-1 172 7/26/1998 Praha, CZE HK Hradec Kralove, Czech 50 7 17 24 20 NHL 68 Riley McKay LW L 6-0 203 3/7/1999 Swan River, MB Saksatoon, WHL 62 19 19 38 93 AHL R 73 Brandon Pirri C L 6-1 181 4/10/1991 Toronto, ON Vegas, NHL 16 0 2 2 8 NHL VET CHI 2nd RD, 2009 (59) Chicago, AHL 38 15 20 35 30 76 Tim Söderlund LW L 5-9 163 1/23/1998 Skellefta, Sweden Rockford, AHL 29 1 2 3 14 NHL CHI 4th RD, 2017 (112) Indy, ECHL 7 2 4 6 6 79 D.J.