Minnesota Wild
2026-27 · 1-0-0 · 2 pts · 4th Central
The Minnesota Wild are 1-0-0 (2 points) through 1 game of 2026-27, 4th in the Central Division and 6th in the Western, with a +2 goal differential.
Next up: home to the Boston Bruins on Sat, Oct 3, against an opponent on a back-to-back.
In the latest game, the top line has been Trenin – Hartman – Brink and the top pair Spurgeon – Hughes. PP1 is Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Hughes, Boldy and Shabanov.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 48.2% of shot attempts (24th in the NHL) and 50.9% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 168-158.
Filip Gustavsson has started 49 of 82 games with a .904 save percentage; Wallstedt has 33 starts.
2 players are on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
From the last 1 game of shift data. Times are together per game.
Wild line combinations tool →Next game: Jesper Wallstedt● Confirmed
- Filip Gustavsson49 GS · .904 SV%
- Jesper Wallstedt33 GS · .916 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt | 3 | 2.3 | 1 |
| Filip Gustavsson | 3 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Calvin Pickard | 3 | 0.2 | 0 |
Sat, Oct 3 to Fri, Oct 9, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Sat, Oct 3 · BOS @ MIN
Edge: MIN +12.8 ptsBack-to-back · 628 km travel
1 day rest · 1,113 km travel
MIN has the schedule edge (+12.8 pts net win probability): bos on a b2b, bos backup likely (82%), b2b vs rested min, backup likely (82%).
Tue, Oct 6 · MIN @ BUF
No schedule edge2 days rest · 1,161 km travel · +1 h
2 days rest
No meaningful schedule edge: MIN (2 days rest) at BUF (2 days rest).
Thu, Oct 8 · MIN @ TBL
No schedule edge1 day rest · 1,691 km travel
2 days rest
No meaningful schedule edge: MIN (1 day rest) at TBL (2 days rest).
for Wild's next games, as win-probability edges.
PP1 in 1 of last 1 (was 3 of 20) · +4:18 PP TOI
Last 5 games vs the previous 20, through Oct 2, 2026. Full Ascension board →
Next: vs Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 3, 8:00 PM ET
- Thu, Oct 1@ NSHW 3-1
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 78 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 22:09 | 3:54 | 51.3% |
| Matt Boldy L | 76 | 42 | 43 | 85 | 20:34 | 3:46 | 51.5% |
| Mats Zuccarello R | 59 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 18:39 | 3:33 | 50.1% |
| Quinn Hughes D | 48 | 5 | 48 | 53 | 27:54 | 3:45 | 52.7% |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 70 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 19:05 | 3:29 | 50.0% |
| Brock Faber D | 80 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 24:41 | 1:04 | 50.1% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Central Division
- PP1Joel Eriksson Ek – Kirill Kaprizov – Quinn Hughes – Matt Boldy – Maxim Shabanov5:28
63 PP goals in 415:04 of man-advantage time (5th in GF/60).
- Brock FaberDInjured ReserveSkull · Faber left Friday's preseason contest against the Stars in the second period with his confirmed skull fracture. The 24-year-old's status will be closely monitored in the coming days until a timetable for his retu
- Filip GustavssonGInjured ReserveHip · Gustavsson is expected to be out until at least early November. He posted a 28-15-6 record with two shutouts, a 2.69 GAA and a .903 save percentage in 50 appearances for Minnesota during the 2025-26 regular season.
Where the offence comes from
Share of Wild 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 175.8 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.311 · 10th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%50.9% · 15th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%48.2% · 24th of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Wild rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Wild news
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- Raphael Lavoie Injury: Remains out FridayRotoWire
- Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Remains out FridayCBS Sports
- Jack Eichel News: Garners pair of helpersRotoWire
- Golden Knights' Jack Eichel: Garners pair of helpersCBS Sports
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