Iowa ends ten-game road trip Saturday

Rapid City, SD – The Iowa Heartlanders (31-19-6-4, 72 points) take on the Rapid City (26-24-6-3, 61 points) for the third straight game and conclude a three-in-three Saturday at 8:00 p.m. 

The Heartlanders have played their last nine games on the road and have a 3-3-2-1 record in those games.

Friday, the Heartlanders overcame a 2-0 deficit to tie the game early in the third, but the Rush scored with nine minutes to go and added and empty-netter for a regulation win, 4-2.

The Heartlanders are third in the Central Division. The Rush are sixth in the Central Division.

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Affiliates: Iowa Heartlanders (Minnesota Wild/Iowa Wild) | Rapid City Rush (Calgary Flames/Calgary Wranglers)

Need To Know:
- Keltie Jeri-Leon has points in five straight games.

- Iowa has allowed two goals at five-on-five this week to the Rush.

- The Heartlanders have two road games left this season.

All-time series 

The Heartlanders are 2-6-2-0 against the Rush ever, but the all-time series has featured some of the more-unique games in Iowa history.

In the 2021-22 season, Iowa went 2-1-0-0 in three games in the Black Hills. Due to a small illness outbreak on the team and other roster shortages, the Heartlanders played two of the three games with three natural defenseman an won each of those games on Jan. 8-9, 2022. 

In those two games, forwards Zach White and Zach Remers played defense for Iowa. The Heartlanders earned their first overtime win in team history on Jan. 8 thanks to a goal from Bryce Misley. The next day, playing with 13 skaters, the Heartlanders scored four goals in the first period, Jake Smith registered the first hat trick (and five-point game) in Iowa history and the Landers had their highest-scoring game ever in a 9-1 win. 

End of 10

The Heartlanders end a season-long ten-game road trip Saturday in Rapid City. This road trip matched the longest in the club’s history (2023-24 season) and Iowa has two road games left this regular season – Saturday and then Apr. 13 to conclude the year at Kalamazoo.

Iowa has 15 road wins this season, the most in a single season in team history. The Heartlanders have gotten at least a point in 20 of those road games. 

The road trip started Feb. 21 at Cincinnati and has seen Iowa travel 4000 miles and visit six ECHL cities. 

The Heartlanders are 3-3-2-1 in the first nine games.

Homestand preview

Iowa gears up for three critical games at Xtream Arena Friday-Sunday vs. division foe Fort Wayne. Following the Mar. 21-23 series, the Heartlanders have a rare “week off” before returning to action Mar. 30 vs. Wichita. 

Next, the Heartlanders put the pedal to the metal for the final two weeks of the season with back-to-back three-in-threes and seven games in ten days against Norfolk, Cincinnati and Kalamazoo. 

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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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