DES MOINES (Interstat) — Charlotte visits Iowa on Friday for a minor league hockey game between the Checkers and the Wild. Charlotte brings a 6-4 record into the matchup, while Iowa is 3-7. The Checkers will be the visiting team, and the Wild will be the home team.

Charlotte most recently lost 3-0 at Colorado. Hunter St. Martin recorded three shots on goal and two penalty minutes in the defeat, Brian Pinho had two shots and Kai Schwindt finished with three shots. Charlotte’s recent results include a 6-3 win at Colorado, a 2-1 loss to Springfield, a 3-2 win over Springfield, a 4-2 win against Hartford, a 2-1 win over Hartford, a 2-1 overtime win at Springfield, a 6-2 loss at Providence, a 3-2 loss at Hershey and a 5-2 win at Hershey.

Schwindt is a player to watch for Charlotte. In recent performances, he had three shots on goal in the loss at Colorado, two shots and two penalty minutes in the win at Colorado, four penalty minutes against Hartford, two shots at Providence and one shot at Hershey.

Iowa most recently lost 2-0 to Manitoba. Justin Kirkland recorded four shots on goal, Caedan Bankier had five shots and Jack Peart had two shots. Iowa’s other recent results include a 4-3 loss to Manitoba, a 3-2 loss to Milwaukee, a 3-2 loss at Chicago, a 2-1 overtime loss at Chicago, a 2-0 win at Rockford, a 4-3 win over Rockford, a 2-1 loss to Rockford, a 4-3 overtime win at Texas and a 4-3 shootout loss at Texas. Charlotte’s recent schedule has included games against Colorado, Springfield, Hartford, Providence and Hershey. Iowa’s recent schedule has included games against Manitoba, Milwaukee, Chicago, Rockford and Texas.

Bankier is a player to watch for Iowa. He recorded five shots on goal in the loss to Manitoba, three shots in a loss to Manitoba, two shots against Milwaukee, three shots at Chicago, three shots and two penalty minutes at Chicago, two assists against Rockford and nine penalty minutes against Rockford.

After the game on Friday, Charlotte’s upcoming schedule includes two games against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, two against Providence, and games against Lehigh Valley, Hershey, Hartford and Springfield. Iowa’s upcoming schedule includes two against Milwaukee, two against Grand Rapids, and games against Rockford and San Diego. The teams are scheduled to meet again the following day.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Charlotte 3, Iowa 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Charlotte a 72.5 percent probability to win. Charlotte is installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under is 5.5.