CreaseAndAssist

They should be well-rested enough one would think.

Minnesota Wild (41-22-9) 91pts 2nd in the Central 2.90 Goals For Per Game (23rd in the NHL) 2.67 Goals Against Per Game (3rd in the NHL) 21.9% Power Play (13th in the NHL) 80.2% Penalty Kill (14th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 22G 42A = 64pts 2. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 23G 33A = 56pts 3. #12 Matt Boldy ~ 25G 29A = 54pts 4. #90 Marcus Johansson ~ 15G 22A = 37pts* 5. #89 Frederic Gaudreau ~ 13G 19A = 32pts * - Most of his points are from his time in Washington Top 3 PIM's: 1. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 82 PIM's 2. #24 Matt Dumba ~ 77 PIM's 3. #15 Mason Shaw ~ 74 PIM's Top Goaltenders: 1. #32 Filip Gustavsson (18-9-5) 2.04GAA .932% 3SO 2. #29 Marc-Andre Fleury (23-13-4) 2.85GAA .907% 2SO Vs. Chicago Blackhawks (24-41-6) 54pts 8th in the Central 2.45 Goals For Per Game (32nd in the NHL) 3.56 Goals Against Per Game (25th in the NHL) 16.2% Power Play (31st in the NHL) 76.1% Penalty Kill (21st in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #11 Taylor Raddysh ~ 20G 13A = 33pts 2. #4 Seth Jones ~ 10G 21A = 31pts 3. #89 Andreas Athanasiou ~ 14G 13A = 27pts 4. #90 Tyler Johnson ~ 8G 18A = 26pts 5. #23 Philipp Kurashev ~ 9G 16A = 25pts Top 3 PIM's: 1. #5 Connor Murphy ~ 58 PIM's 2. #25 Jarred Tinordi ~ 38 PIM's 3. #82 Caleb Jones ~ 34 PIM's Top Goaltenders: 1. #32 Alex Stalock (9-10-1) 2.84GAA .915% 2SO 2. #31 Anton Khudobin (0-1-0) 6.00GAA .786% Lines: Chicago Blackhawks L. Reichel~Kurashev~Athanasiou T. Johnson~Dickinson~Raddysh Katchouk~Khaira~Joe. Anderson Hardman~Entwistle~B. Robinson C. Jones~S. Jones Tinordi~Murphy Kaiser~Zaitsev Stalock Khudobin Minnesota Wild Steel?~Hartman~Zuccarello M. Johansson~Eriksson Ek~Boldy Duhaime~F. Gaudreau~Sundqvist Shaw~Dewar~Reaves Middleton~Spurgeon Brodin~Dumba Merrill~Klingberg Gustavsson Fleury

It would not have taken much for this team to have beaten a Flyers team that did a lot of things to give us the game. We didn't deserve the point we got, nor two. If Dean stayed quiet for both intermissions, it would be pretty damning IMO. Pathetic effort.

Wild being too cute with the puck, especially in the offensive zone. Flyers are giving us opportunities. Only player that seems to be dialed in tonight for the Wild is Fleury.

Minnesota have mostly sleepwalked through two periods against Philadelphia. Wild playing like a team that's tired and going through the motions.

Minnesota Wild (41-22-8) 90pts 2nd in the Central 2.89 Goals For Per Game (24th in the NHL) 2.65 Goals Against Per Game (3rd in the NHL) 22.2% Power Play (13th in the NHL) 80.5% Penalty Kill (13th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 22G 41A = 63pts 2. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 23G 31A = 54pts 3. #12 Matt Boldy ~ 23G 29A = 52pts 4. #90 Marcus Johansson ~ 15G 21A = 36pts* 5. #89 Frederic Gaudreau ~ 13G 18A = 31pts * - Most of his stats are from his time with Washington Top 3 PIM's: 1. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 82 PIM's 2. #24 Matt Dumba ~ 77 PIM's 3. #15 Mason Shaw ~ 74 PIM's Top Goaltenders: 1. #32 Filip Gustavsson (18-9-5) 2.04GAA .932% 3SO 2. #29 Marc-Andre Fleury (23-13-3) 2.83GAA .908% 2SO Vs. Philadelphia Flyers (26-32-12) 64pts 7th in the Metropolitan 2.66 Goals For Per Game (30th in the NHL) 3.30 Goals Against Per Game (21st in the NHL) 15.4% Power Play (32nd in the NHL) 73.6% Penalty Kill (28th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #13 Kevin Hayes ~ 17G 34A = 51pts 2. #74 Owen Tippett ~ 21G 18A = 39pts 3. #21 Scott Laughton ~ 16G 22A = 38pts 4. #77 Tony DeAngelo ~ 10G 27A = 37pts 5. #48 Morgan Frost ~ 14G 21A = 35pts Top 3 PIM's: 1. #44 Nic Deslauriers ~ 111 PIM's 2. #77 Tony DeAngelo ~ 69 PIM's 3. #24 Nick Seeler ~ 52 PIM's Top Goaltenders: 1. #79 Carter Hart (19-21-10) 2.94GAA .908% 1SO 2. #32 Felix Sandstrom (1-10-2) 3.49GAA .884% Lines: Philadelphia Flyers Laughton~J. Cates~Tippett Farabee~K. Hayes~Foerster Lemieux~Frost~J. van Riemsdyk Deslauriers~Laczynski~Allison Provorov~York Sanheim~Ristolainen Seeler~DeAngelo Hart Sandstrom Minnesota Wild Sa. Walker~Hartman~Zuccarello M. Johansson~Eriksson Ek~Boldy Steel~F. Gaudreau~Sundqvist Shaw~Dewar~Reaves Middleton~Spurgeon Brodin~Dumba Klingberg~Goligoski Gustavsson Fleury

Boldy!!! Improbable set up with a shot off the post being the outlet to give him just enough room and time for a chance of his own. 2-1 Wild win! Big two points there!

There have been lots of tie ups near the net tonight. Good thing it didn't hurt them.

You could just sense that one coming. Looks like Gustavsson may have slipped a bit in his crease and he couldn't push across. A little under 8 minutes left. Building back alive...

I agree. And Evason is giving them full shifts when they're out there. They remind me a lot of the Islanders old 4th line of Matt Martin, Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck. Just a pain to play against.

Shaw! Great persistence by the 4th line to just keep working before having a chance from in close. Devils certainly swarming, but so far we're sweeping away dangerous pucks when we have to.

He probably does...big opportunity to earn a point or more. I haven't dropped by a game day thread in ages. So far I think the Wild have played within their strengths.

The most lost player on the ice for the Wild is Mats Zuccarello. He's almost non-existent without #97. Marcus Johansson has been probably our most dangerous player tonight.

0-0 after two...big surprise. Although someone may want to check the crowd, to see if they're still awake.

Kind of expected with two teams that are near the top of the league defensively. Its probably more of a test for us than it is for them.

Not a lot of open ice out there. Evason must be pretty happy with his 4th line because he let Shaw, Dewar and Reaves stay out there for their normal shift consistently. Good game so far.

Here is Episode #6: Kaprizov Down @MNSOTAand myself discuss the possibilities with Kaprizov out of the lineup as well as a ton of listener questions.

Here is Episode #7: Believe in Reaves @MNSOTA& Kalisha led the way with this one as they talk about Ryan Reaves recent spat of goals, Matt Boldy's emergence and where the Arizona Coyotes should relocate to.

Minnesota Wild (40-22-8) 88pts 2nd in the Central 2.90 Goals For Per Game (24th in the NHL) 2.67 Goals Against Per Game (4th in the NHL) 22.3% Power Play (12th in the NHL) 80.3% Penalty Kill (14th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 22G 41A = 63pts 2. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 23G 31A = 54pts 3. #12 Matt Boldy ~ 22G 29A = 51pts 4. #90 Marcus Johansson ~ 15G 21A = 36pts* 5. #89 Frederic Gaudreau ~ 13G 18A = 31pts * - Most of those points were scored with Washington Top 3 PIM's: 1. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 82 PIM's 2. #24 Matt Dumba ~ 75 PIM's 3. #15 Mason Shaw ~ 74 PIM's Top Goaltenders: 1. #32 Filip Gustavsson (17-9-5) 2.08GAA .929% 3SO 2. #29 Marc-Andre Fleury (23-13-3) 2.83GAA .908% 2SO Vs. New Jersey Devils (45-18-7) 97pts 2nd in the Metropolitan 3.49 Goals For Per Game (4th in the NHL) 2.67 Goals Against Per Game (3rd in the NHL) 21.1% Power Play (18th in the NHL) 82.2% Penalty Kill (9th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #86 Jack Hughes ~ 37G 44A = 81pts 2. #13 Nico Hischer ~ 30G 36A = 66pts 3. #7 Dougie Hamilton ~ 18G 48A = 66pts 4. #63 Jesper Bratt ~ 30G 33A = 63pts 5. #96 Timo Meier ~ 34G 23A = 57pts* * - Most of those points were scored with San Jose Top 3 PIM's: 1. #7 Dougie Hamilton ~ 44 PIM's 2. #71 Jonas Siegethaler ~ 42 PIM's 3. #56 Erik Haula ~ 41 PIM's Top Goaltenders: 1. #41 Vitek Vanecek (29-8-3) 2.51GAA .909% 3SO 2. #40 Akira Schmid (8-5-2) 2.05GAA .924% 1SO Lines: New Jersey Devils Meier~Hischer~Bratt Haula~J. Hughes~Mercer Palat~J. Boqvist~Tatar Foote~M.McLeod~Sharangovich Siegenthaler~Hamilton Graves~Marino Bahl~Severson Vanecek Schmid Minnesota Wild Sa. Walker~Hartman~Zuccarello M. Johansson~Eriksson Ek~Boldy Steel~F. Gaudreau~Sundqvist Shaw~Dewar~Reaves Middleton~Spurgeon Brodin~Dumba Goligoski~Klingberg Gustavsson Fleury

As easy it is to throw shade at Fenton, he also did draft some decent players. Filip Johansson was a big miss, but beyond that he did ok from the draft table. The Fiala for Granlund trade was an upgrade. It wasn't Fenton's fault we couldn't keep him, but he gave the team perhaps its best scoring talent not named Kaprizov or Gaborik. I understand the point of this thread is to throw shade at Fletcher and it will be interesting to see if he lands somewhere else. I can't imagine as a team's GM, but assistant GM perhaps. He wasn't afraid to make a deal, but at times his impulses really came back to bite him.

The best part...like 2 minutes after I tease you guys about Fletcher, he gets the axe. Have a nice day!

I kind of wondered why there wasn't at least a penalty on the play. Logan Stanley sort of just fell right on top of him. Kaprizov being out will certainly test the team's depth and we'll learn a lot in the next few games. Not that its a silver lining, but having a little time off can give them a chance to try to figure some things out, line-wise etc.

Happy Birthday ClusterChuck. Does any Wild fan really feel bad for the Flyers for still having Chuck Fletcher? Nope.

Here is Episode #5: The Swedish connection. This time Theresa @MNSOTA hosts the show, talk about all of the Wild's moves at the trade deadline. Enjoy!

I am just glad Kaprizov realized he wasn't going to get much help so he just took the initiative himself. Seeing him attempt to feed pucks to guys like Dumba was just painful. Boldy has sat at 16 goals a really long time. Still, they should not have let a game reach overtime against a last place team like Columbus.