It was their first road game and the first of twelve meetings against the IceHogs (2-0-0, 4 pts; Chicago Blackhawks) this season as the Iowa Wild dropped another divisional match-up, 7-4 in Rockford tonight. With the loss, Iowa moves to 1-3-0 (2 pts) to start the season, and are the only Central Division team to have played four games already.
The word “short” comes up a lot in this one. Rockford had the luxury of a whole week between their win in Cleveland and their home opener against Iowa. The Wild played short on rest as they hopped on the bus promptly after their first win of the year and drove through the night for their second back-to-back to begin the season.