Heartlanders have won five straight, start another road weekend

Kalamazoo, MI – The Iowa Heartlanders (30-16-4-3, 67 points) have won five straight games and start another three-game week on the road at the Kalamazoo Wings (21-26-2-1, 45 points) Friday at 6:00 p.m. Iowa has won at least five in a row for the third time this season; the Heartlanders have two six-game winning streaks this season. 

Last week, Iowa went 3-0-0-0, which included two straight wins on the road to end the weekend. Sunday, the Heartlanders earned their fourth straight come-from-behind win and Yuki Miura scored in overtime to silence Toledo, 3-2.

Iowa is three games into a ten-game road trip. The team continues the road trip with games at Indy Saturday at 6:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. 

Kalamazoo played Wednesday vs. Adirondack and won, 4-3. The Wings are 3-0-1-0 in their last four games.

The Heartlanders are second in the Central Division. Kalamazoo is seventh in the Central Division, but only six points out of the fourth and final playoff spot.

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Affiliates: Iowa Heartlanders (Minnesota Wild/Iowa Wild) | Kalamazoo Wings (Vancouver Canucks/Abbotsford Canucks)

Need To Know:
- Yuki Miura registered his team-best fourth multi-goal game of the season in Sunday’s win vs. Toledo.

- Kyle Masters has points in three straight games for the second time this season.  

- The Heartlanders have earned four straight come-from-behind wins for the first time in team history. 

Iowa wins 30^th game of season

The Heartlanders have 30 wins this season, the most they’ve had in a single season in team history. Previously, in Iowa’s inaugural season, the club earned 29 wins and 69 points. Iowa is two points back of matching the inaugural season points total.

Iowa is 14 games above .500 entering Friday, the first time in team history the Heartlanders have reached such heights. 

8-win month

The Heartlanders have won eight games this month (8-3-0-0), their winningest month of the season and tied for the most wins in a single month in team history. If Iowa wins Friday, the Heartlanders will set the team record for most wins in a month.

This is the first time since Nov. 2023 (8-2-1-1) that Iowa has won eight games in a month. Prior to that, the only other time the Heartlanders won eight games was Feb. 2022 (8-3-1-0) during Iowa’s inaugural season.

Season Series

The Heartlanders split the weekend against Kalamazoo the last time these teams played Feb. 7-8 at Kalamazoo and Iowa is 3-2-0-1 in the season series against the Wings. In Iowa’s last head-to-head win, 4-1, the Heartlanders scored four unanswered goals after falling behind in the first period. 

Captain Yuki Miura has a team-best four goals in the season series and is tied with Zach Dubinsky for most points (6) in games this season vs. Kalamazoo.

Six Wings have two goals against the Heartlanders; Josh Bloom and Joe Arntsen have five points to top Kalamazoo.

Both teams have 19 wins ever in the all-time series; Iowa is 19-10-6-3 against the K-Wings.

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Friday, Mar. 21 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Fort Wayne: Luck of the Landers

Get ready for a SHAMROCKIN' good time at the Iowa Heartlanders St. Patrick's Day game, where the festivities are as lively as a leprechaun's jig! Don’t miss green-themed activities, festive music, and a night filled with Irish cheer and lucky surprises.

Saturday, Mar. 22 at 6:00 p.m. vs. Fort Wayne: Decades Night

We’re traveling BACK IN TIME for a vintage evening of retro fun on Decades Night! Enjoy classic tunes, nostalgic games and a lively atmosphere celebrating the best of the 80's, 90's and 2000’s. 

Sunday, Mar. 23 at 3:00 p.m. vs. Fort Wayne

The Heartlanders wrap up the weekend with a Sunday showdown vs. the rival Komets.

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