Minnesota Wild @ Colorado Avalanche, Saturday 10-30-21, 8:00pm, Pepsi Center

[MNSOTA]

https://thesportsdaily.com/?p=1240629

 

Minnesota Wild (5-2-0)  10pts  2nd in the Central

3.00 Goals For Per Game (14th in the NHL)

3.14 Goals Against Per Game (23rd in the NHL)

16.7% Power Play (21st in the NHL)

73.3% Penalty Kill (27th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 0G 6A = 6pts

2. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 2G 3A = 5pts

3. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 3G 1A = 4pts

4. #24 Matthew Dumba ~ 1G 3A = 4pts

5. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 3G 0A = 3pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 30 PIM's

2. #24 Matthew Dumba ~ 8 PIM's

3. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 8 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #33 Cam Talbot (5-1-0)  2.47GAA  .914%SP

2. #34 Kaapo Kahkonen (0-1-0)  5.36GAA  .828%SP

 

Vs.

 

Colorado Avalanche (3-4-0)  6pts  6th in the Central

2.71 Goals For Per Game (20th in the NHL)

3.71 Goals Against Per Game (30th in the NHL)

11.1% Power Play (29th in the NHL)

85% Penalty Kill (12th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #29 Nathan MacKinnon ~ 1G 6A = 7pts

2. #37 J.T. Compher ~ 4G 2A = 6pts

3. #8 Cale Makar ~ 2G 4A = 6pts

4. #96 Mikko Rantanen ~ 3G 2A = 5pts

5. #91 Nazem Kadri ~ 2G 3A = 5pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #91 Nazem Kadri ~ 24 PIM's

2. #3 Jack Johnson ~ 20 PIM's

3. #92 Gabriel Landeskog ~ 10 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #35 Darcy Kuemper (3-3-0)  3.19GAA  .893%SP

2. #35 J. Johansson (0-1-0)  3.03GAA  .919%SP

[CreaseAndAssist]

As a friend of ours said on Twitter, if the Wild play like they did against Seattle...we're going to get mauled at a level of biblical proportions by the speedy, immensely skilled Colorado squad.  

[lynxrattle]

Colorado should be very motivated with their unexpectedly slow start, and they probably still remember the 8 - 3 mauling they gave us the last time we met. This game is the first game this season, that has the potential of giving us a really good glimpse at what our current roster is worth. I'm a little bit worried beforehand, but still hoping the match will bring forth a team willing to skate and compete.

[Bear]

Our D is shaky at best and with Zuccarello out its looking  pretty ugly.

[ClusterChuck]

Addison will be at least 1 bright spot tonight.
Double whammy of Covid and injuries making the next few weeks really rough.
Time for a few certain players to get out of their haze.

[Bear]

Time to turn the radio on and turn the sound off tn the tv.

[bbgarnett]

Maybe it's just me but does it seem like we ice the puck way more than other teams?

Edited October 31, 2021 by bbgarnett

[ClusterChuck]

9 minutes ago, bbgarnett said:

Maybe it's just me but does it seem like we ice the puck way more than other teams?

Last few games yes.

[ClusterChuck]

Kuemper giving up big rebounds ...as always.

[bbgarnett]

we also seem to whiff on wide open chances as well.

[Bear]

-1 fourth line

[ClusterChuck]

Av's have us floundering around.
Opportunities...Av's capitalize and we flounder ours.

[bbgarnett]

LOL were such a joke right now. 

[wildstars95]

it's a blubbering flounder fest ..

[bbgarnett]

How TF do you just let Mack walk in like that 

[Bear]

Hit someone damn

[bbgarnett]

make them earn every inch of that ice 

[ClusterChuck]

Nobody for the most part knows what their linemate's going to do or where they are.
Won't have time for pretty passes, Just shoot and be ready for rebounds.

[MNSOTA]

Hello all.

[EmptyShelf]

KK looks a bit gassed at times coming back down the ice.  I wonder if he was in the same shape going into this year as last year?  Fiala has always bothered me on a line with another goal scorer.  He looks to shoot himself even when someone else is open (see Kap back post against Kraken for an easy tap-in which didn't happen).  Zucc doesn't do that.  EEK looks better with players of his offensive skill level (Foligno, Greenway - a notch or two below 97 and 22).  That is why he is not really a 1C, but a very good 2C.  They had better get it together, as they weaken one-two lines when playing together.

[EmptyShelf]

What will it take to Wilma Walz out of the studio or color chair?  He drives me bat-**** with his 'posture and profile posing!'

[ClusterChuck]

Hey 97...How's about you stop making Doughty sound like a genius?? 

[ClusterChuck]

2 minutes ago, EmptyShelf said:

What will it take to Wilma Walz out of the studio or color chair?  He drives me bat-**** with his 'posture and profile posing!'

One good thing about NHL66 I don't get to see those parts.

[ClusterChuck]

12 minutes ago, MNSOTA said:

Hello all.

Hiyas 

[EmptyShelf]

58 minutes ago, ClusterChuck said:

Hey 97...How's about you stop making Doughty sound like a genius?? 

  AKA Drew Doughty