Nashville Predators 1–3 Minnesota Wild
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Minnesota Wild beat Nashville Predators 3–1.
Game leaders
1Roman JosiPoints
1Bobby Brink
4Ryan O'ReillyShots on goal
5Matt Boldy
27Juuse SarosSaves
19Jesper Wallstedt
Three stars
★ First starKirill KaprizovMinnesota Wild · 1 G · 3 SOG
★ Second starMichael McCarronMinnesota Wild · 1 A · 4 SOG
★ Third starNick FolignoMinnesota Wild · 1 G · 2 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Minnesota Wild
- Kirill Kaprizov●1 G
- Nick Foligno●1 G
- Blake Coleman●1 G · 1 PPG
Assists: Bobby Brink 1, Olli Maatta 1, Michael McCarron 1, Quinn Hughes 1, Jared Spurgeon 1, Danila Yurov 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength18/20
- Against the power play7/8
- Short-handed2/2
- Even strength14/15
- Against the power play5/5
Key stats
- 20Shots on goal30
- 5Shooting %10
- 0Power-play goals1
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Nashville Predators: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
Minnesota Wild: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
- Last 3 meetings: Nashville Predators won 1, Minnesota Wild won 2.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
- Nashville Predators
- Minnesota Wild
Shooting
- 20Shots on goal30
- 5Shooting %10
- 0Power-play goals1
Physical play
- 26Hits20
- 13Blocked shots11
Puck control
- 55.5Faceoffs won %57.2
- 3Takeaways2
- 16Giveaways14
Goaltending
- 27Saves19
- 90Save %95
Discipline
- 8Penalty minutes8
Shots and finishing
Nashville Predators took 40% of the shots on goal.
- Nashville Predators
- Minnesota Wild
2030
- Shooting %
- 5.0%10.0%
- Save %
- 90.0%95.0%
- Shooting + save %
- 95.0105.0
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Nashville Predators
- Roman Josi24:53
- Ryan O'Reilly21:31
- Brady Skjei20:53
- Filip Forsberg19:29
- Steven Stamkos18:46
- Nick Perbix18:04
- Mavrik Bourque17:25
- Matthew Wood17:22
- Jonathan Marchessault17:20
- Adam Wilsby16:05
Minnesota Wild
- Quinn Hughes27:30
- Olli Maatta21:34
- Matt Boldy21:28
- Kirill Kaprizov20:53
- Jonas Brodin20:28
- Joel Eriksson Ek20:20
- Jared Spurgeon19:09
- Maxim Shabanov15:09
- Zach Bogosian14:32
- Blake Coleman13:44
Skaters
| 76Brady SkjeiDefenceman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20:53 |
| 79Ross ColtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12:15 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59% | 0 | 2 | 25 | 21:31 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 23 | 24:53 |
| 21Nils HoglanderLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10:32 |
| 91Steven StamkosC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18:46 |
| 22Mavrik BourqueC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17:25 |
| 83Adam WilsbyDefenceman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16:05 |
| 18Jack DruryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12:50 |
| Filip ForsbergLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19:29 |
| 14Alexander KerfootCenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13:20 |
| 48Nick PerbixD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18:04 |
| 81Jonathan MarchessaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17:20 |
| 71Matthew WoodRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13% | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17:22 |
| 41Nicolas HagueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15:23 |
| 84Adam EdstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10:50 |
| 49Reid SchaeferLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11:35 |
| 85Ryan UfkoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15:27 |
Goaltenders
| 29Justus AnnunenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | – | 00:00 |
| 74Juuse SarosG | 30 | 27 | 3 | 90.0% | 18/20 | 7/8 | 2/2 | 58:19 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
Recent form
Last meetings
1Nashville Predators0Draws2Minnesota Wild