Wild vs. Jets 11/26/21 @ 2:30PM CST at the "X"

[CreaseAndAssist]

Wild vs. Jets 11/26/21 Game Preview

 

Minnesota Wild (12-6-1)  25pts  1st in the Central

3.50 Goals For Per Game (5th in the NHL)

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

 

17% Power Play (22nd in the NHL)

80.6% Penalty Kill (18th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 5G 13A = 18pts

2. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 10G 4A = 14pts

3. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 4G 10A = 14pts

4. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 8G 4A = 12pts

5. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 7G 5A = 12pts

 

Top 3 PIM’s:

1. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 41 PIM’s

2. #21 Brandon Duhaime ~ 35 PIM’s

3. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 19 PIM’s

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #33 Cam Talbot (10-5-0)  2.87GAA  .909%SP

2. #34 Kaapo Kahkonen (2-1-1)  3.30GAA  .870%SP

 

Vs.

 

Winnipeg Jets (9-6-4)  22pts  3rd in the Central

2.84 Goals For Per Game (17th in the NHL)

2.58 Goals Against Per Game (7th in the NHL)

 

18.9% Power Play (17th in the NHL)

65.4% Penalty Kill (31st in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #81 Kyle Connor ~ 12G 10A = 22pts

2. #80 Pierre-Luc Dubois ~ 10G 6A = 16pts

3. #9 Andrew Copp ~ 5G 11A = 16pts

4. #27 Nikolaj Ehlers ~ 6G 7A = 13pts

5. #4 Neal Pionk ~ 2G 9A = 11pts

 

Top 3 PIM’s:

1. #80 Pierre-Luc Dubois ~ 20 PIM’s

2. #64 Logan Stanley ~ 16 PIM’s

3. #44 Josh Morrissey ~ 14 PIM’s

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #37 Connor Hellebuyck (6-4-4)  2.54GAA  .921%SP

2. #1 Eric Comrie (3-2-0)  2.19GAA  .920%SP

 

Here is @MNSOTA's game preview.  IMO this is a bit of a trap game.  The Wild didn't play that great on Tuesday, hopefully the day off with the holiday allows them to get their legs back which clearly were fatigued against the Devils.  

[lynxrattle]

Like a song way back in the day said: "kick'em when they fall down, kick'em when they fall down". The Jets clearly have a Parise/Suter problem in Wheeler/Scheifele. One is too old to achieve much anymore, the other does not leave the stage for younger talent.

 

We got humiliated often enough by them when Byfuglien was still playing. Now it is our turn to humiliate them.

 

Too bad they have a string a losses behind them. If they have any sense of pride left in when, I would expect them to fight back in this one. Still I would say that we win, let's say by a score of 4- 2.

[ClusterChuck]

Never too early to be thinking of extending point space. Jets only 3pts back.
1 or 2 more here would be a nice start to the homestand.
Let's go with Wild 4 - Jets 3.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Wild continue this tough stretch in their schedule, still with a chance to finish above .500 before facing the "lowly" Coyotes.
Jets today, then the Lightning once again, this time at the X, on Sunday.

Minnesota doesn't seem to care who they play though.
It's just, "put'em in front, and we will beat them", and that kind of attitude is fantastic, and will lead to wins they probably shouldn't be getting on some game days.

Edited November 26, 2021 by TropicalFruitGirl26

[wildstars95]

i'm hoping for a nice clean smooth 6-5 wild win today 

[bbgarnett]

Goligoski!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ClusterChuck]

Damn...NHL66 is not loading game !!

Finally kicked in...

 

Edited November 26, 2021 by ClusterChuck

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Just now, ClusterChuck said:

Damn...NHL66 is not loading game !!

 

Try onhockey . tv
Its my go-to stream for hockey

 

[ClusterChuck]

3 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

 

Try onhockey . tv
Its my go-to stream for hockey

 

It's good now  Thanks.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Weird to see the Wild being the more physically aggressive team vs the Jets.
Usually, these match ups with WPG favor them in the physicality and overall hitting department.

Minnesota with some wicked finishes so far.
Talk about having a "we should win this game" attitude... Wild certainly have that this season.

[wildstars95]

turkey belly hockey 

[bbgarnett]

Zuchinni!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited November 26, 2021 by bbgarnett

[ClusterChuck]

Hartman gold !!

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Goofy goal, but it counts all the same!
2-0 Minnesota.

As they say....pucks towards net, good things happen. And they did!

[ClusterChuck]

Lol...I was already typing ZUCC !!

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

LOL Pionk.

Sounded like he tried getting too bossy with Greenway with a big hit.... Greenway showed him why little men shouldn't mess with Sasquatch  

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Man. Neal Pionk just NOT having a good game so far vs Jordan Greenway.
WPG head coach may wanna consider assigning someone else to Greenway.

[MNSOTA]

I don’t know about anyone else, but the warm up jerseys designed by the Dakota Nation from Prairie Island were awesome. 

Edited November 26, 2021 by MNSOTA

[ClusterChuck]

*PIONK'D* 
See if he goes for a tri-fecta.

[bbgarnett]

3 minutes ago, ClusterChuck said:

*PIONK'D* 
See if he goes for a tri-fecta.

yeah then he'll have been THRIONK'D

Edited November 26, 2021 by bbgarnett

[ClusterChuck]

Big Kill-Big Save.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

2 minutes ago, ClusterChuck said:

*PIONK'D* 
See if he goes for a tri-fecta.

 

No kidding!

Thing is, looking at WPG's defense corps, they really don't have many guys to match up size wise with Greenway.
Maybe Brendan Dillon, who is usually Pionk's partner?

[bbgarnett]

Huge save 

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

At the risk of jinxing him, Cam Talbot, looking razor sharp.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Seriously though.
Overall, the Wild look very  much like the more aggressive, dominating physical team out there.

Minnesota may finally have hit on the right mix of skill and grinding.