2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
17
Games played
25
Points
.735
Points %
+18
Goal diff
7-3
Last 10
35 GF · 22 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

17 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
17
82
Goals for / game
3.29
3.32
−3.0
Goals against / game
2.24
2.93
−0.69
Expected goals for / game
4.01
3.27
+0.74
Expected goals against / game
2.96
3.02
−6.0
Expected-goals share
57.5%
52.0%
+5.6
Shot-attempt share
53.3%
49.1%
+4.3
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

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40 posts
at Philadelphia FlyersW 4–2

Wild hold off the Flyers

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at Washington CapitalsW 5–1

J. Wallstedt stands tall as the Wild edge the Capitals

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vs New York IslandersL 4–3

Islanders edge the Wild in overtime

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at Utah MammothW 3–1

J. Wallstedt stands tall as the Wild edge the Mammoth

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at Vancouver CanucksW 4–2

Wild run the Canucks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Seattle KrakenW 5–1

Wild run the Kraken off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Calgary Flames9:00 PM ET

The Wild are the model's lean over the Flames — with PDO regression in play

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at Edmonton Oilers9:00 PM ET

Wild at Oilers: a genuine coin flip

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vs Columbus Blue Jackets6:00 PM ET

The Wild are the model's lean over the Blue Jackets on the rest edge

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vs St. Louis BluesW 5–4

Wild run the Blues off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Winnipeg JetsL 5–2

Jets pull away from the Wild

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vs Vegas Golden KnightsW 4–2

Wild run the Golden Knights off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Florida PanthersW 4–1

J. Wallstedt stands tall as the Wild edge the Panthers

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at Tampa Bay LightningL 3–2

Lightning hold off the Wild

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at Buffalo SabresL 3–2

Sabres run the Wild off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Boston BruinsW 4–1

Wild pull away from the Bruins

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at Nashville PredatorsW 3–1

Wild run the Predators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Dallas StarsL 2–1

Stars hold off the Wild

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at Dallas StarsL 2–0

Stars shut out the Wild, 2-0

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at Chicago BlackhawksL 4–3

Blackhawks edge the Wild in overtime

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vs Chicago BlackhawksW 3–2

Wild run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Anaheim DucksW 3–2

Wild steal one from the Ducks against the run of play

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at St. Louis BluesL 6–3

Blues pull away from the Wild

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at Nashville PredatorsL 2–1

Predators steal one from the Wild against the run of play

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at Dallas StarsL 5–4

Stars steal one from the Wild against the run of play

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vs Seattle KrakenW 5–2

Wild pull away from the Kraken

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at Detroit Red WingsW 5–4

Wild hold off the Red Wings

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at Ottawa SenatorsW 4–1

Wild pull away from the Senators

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vs Vancouver CanucksW 5–2

Wild run the Canucks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Boston BruinsL 6–3

Bruins pull away from the Wild

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at Florida PanthersW 3–2

Wild run the Panthers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Tampa Bay LightningL 6–3

Lightning run the Wild off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Dallas StarsW 2–1

F. Gustavsson stands tall as the Wild edge the Stars

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vs Chicago BlackhawksL 2–1

Blackhawks hold off the Wild

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at Chicago BlackhawksW 4–3

Wild edge the Blackhawks in overtime

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsL 4–2

A. Stolarz stands tall as the Maple Leafs edge the Wild

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vs New York RangersL 4–2

I. Shesterkin stands tall as the Rangers edge the Wild

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vs Philadelphia FlyersL 3–2

Flyers edge the Wild in a shootout

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vs Utah Hockey ClubW 5–0

Wild shut out the Mammoth, 5-0

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at Colorado AvalancheL 3–2

Avalanche edge the Wild in a shootout

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