Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators, Sunday 3-13-22, 6:00pm, Xcel Energy Center

[MNSOTA]

https://thesportsdaily.com/2022/03/13/game-preview-minnesota-wild-vs-nashville-predators-3-13-22-600pm-cst-at-xcel-energy-center/

 

Minnesota Wild (34-19-4)  72pts  3rd in the Central

3.70 Goals For Per Game (4th in the NHL)

3.21 Goals Against Per Game (22nd in the NHL)

20.2% Power Play (18th in the NHL)

76.2% Penalty Kill (23rd in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 30G 43A = 73pts

2. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 19G 41A = 60pts

3. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 20G 33A = 53pts

4. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 23G 20A = 43pts

5. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 19G 12A = 31pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 95 PIM's

2. #21 Brandon Duhaime ~ 75 PIM's

3. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 61 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #33 Cam Talbot (22-12-1)  3.00GAA  .906SV%  1SO

2. #34 Kaapo Kahkonen (12-7-3)  2.81GAA  .913SV%

 

Vs.

 

Nashville Predators (33-21-4)  70pts  4th in the Central

3.14 Goals For Per Game (13th in the NHL)

2.79 Goals Against Per Game (9th in the NHL)

24.3% Power Play (7th in the NHL)

79.5% Penalty Kill (16th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #59 Roman Josi ~ 15G 47A = 62pts

2. #95 Matt Duchene ~ 31G 26A = 57pts

3. #9 Filip Forsberg ~ 29G 22A = 51pts

4. 92 Ryan Johansen ~ 15G 29A = 44pts

5. #64 Mikael Granlund ~ 9G 34A = 43pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #84 Tanner Jennot ~ 96 PIM's

2. #47 Michael McCarron ~ 60 PIM's

3. #11 Luke Kunin ~ 47 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #74 Juuse Saros (28-18-3)  2.44GAA  .923SV%  3SO

2. #33 David Rittich (4-2-1)  3.17GAA  .890SV%

Edited March 13, 2022 by MNSOTA

[MNSOTA]

Hey all, this is not your typical game preview. I felt a need to combat the Koivu love-fest that is going to be tonight's broadcast. You know what we're going to get from La Panta (and most likely) Walz. 

[wildstars95]

retire a number for 14 years of nothingness ...... go figure 

 1 win in 9 games against the preds ..... 5-4 wild tonight 

[MNSOTA]

In honor of tonight's game, and Koivu's upcoming retirement gig, I give you MIkko, Nordic sweater model.

 

[Icechipper]

As a fellow fan of hockey and lover of writing, let me thank you for your sharp and witty words. Stick taps

 

Yes, the stoic Finn had ice in his veins and learned hockey cliche under the mentorship of the great poet, philosopher and king of understatement, one professor Jacques Lemaitre....Kaptain Obvious told it like it was, a hard-fought game where our guys worked hard, had our chances, but their guys got one more goal than our guys, and it cost us the game....

Edited March 13, 2022 by Icechipper

[Cookie]

All points look to this one leaning to the Wild getting the points here. They have got to be the much more rested club here. The Preds played yesterday and let in 7 goals against the Blues and then had to travel to Minnesota so I look for a much more sluggish Preds team. 

 

I would think Cam Talbot would be in the net for the Wild while since Saros played yesterday for the Preds it should be Rittich for them. 

 

All in all it should be a rough and gritty game. 

 

I predict the Wild  will take this one 4- 2. 

[ClusterChuck]

In honor of our Clyde, There'll be 9 goals tonight.
Wild win 5-4.
And maybe 9 faceoff wins by the Wild. 

[bbgarnett]

58 minutes ago, ClusterChuck said:

In honor of our Clyde, There'll be 9 goals tonight.
Wild win 5-4.
And maybe 9 faceoff wins by the Wild. 

Or 9 face-off violations

[ClusterChuck]

Is it on yet?
NHL sixtysix doesn't even have it in que. 

[wildstars95]

maybe wrong start time ... maybe ?

[ClusterChuck]

Now the pre game is on...

[bbgarnett]

3 minutes ago, ClusterChuck said:

Now the pre game is on...

weird, It's on and we've already scored 9 goals.

[wildstars95]

ok ......  no tears now people 

[bbgarnett]

5 minutes ago, bbgarnett said:

weird, It's on and we've already scored 9 goals.

But on the other hand we've given up 9 as well.

[Jimtown guy]

I bet Empty Shelf is in the front row taking it all in

[Cookie]

Fantastic tribute to Mikko. A true class act. 

[bbgarnett]

if any of you guys ever go to Dubuque I highly recommend Mario's Italian Ristorante, specifically the Deep Fried Panzerotti. 

Edited March 13, 2022 by bbgarnett

[wildstars95]

k now down to business time to kick these pain in the arses butts 

[ClusterChuck]

5 minutes ago, Jimtown guy said:

I bet Empty Shelf is in the front row taking it all in

And taking the towels from the seats around him due to the outpouring of his tears.

[bbgarnett]

9 minutes ago, ClusterChuck said:

And taking the towels from the seats around him due to the outpouring of his tears.

I was going to say for wiping his A$$.

[bbgarnett]

There ya go Moose 

[ClusterChuck]

Moose 

[Jimtown guy]

Anybody catch that AA state championship game last night. Good golly the skill level was through the roof 

[Jimtown guy]

This has a playoff game feel to it early on 

Edited March 13, 2022 by Jimtown guy

[bbgarnett]

Nice getting under there skin a little bit