Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets, Saturday 3-26-22, 7:00pm, Xcel Energy Center

[MNSOTA]

https://thesportsdaily.com/2022/03/26/game-preview-minnesota-wild-vs-columbus-blue-jackets-3-26-22-700pm-cst-at-xcel-energy-center/

 

Minnesota Wild (37-20-4)  78pts  2nd in the Central

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

3.13 Goals Against Per Game (19th in the NHL)

19.4% Power Play (21st in the NHL)

76.1% Penalty Kill (22nd in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 33G 45A = 78pts

2. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 19G 44A = 63pts

3. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 21G 35A = 56pts

4. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 26G 22A = 48pts

5. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 19G 14A = 33pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 105 PIM's

2. #44 Nic Deslauriers ~ 90 PIM's*

3. #21 Brandon Duhaime ~ 80 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #33 Cam Talbot (26-12-1)  2.82GAA  .910SV%  2SO

2. #29 Marc-Andre Fleury (19-21-5)  2.95GAA  .908SV%  4SO**

*- denotes stats Deslauriers may have accrued from his time in Anaheim

**- denotes stats Fleury may have accrued from his time in Chicago

 

Vs.

 

Columbus Blue Jackets (32-29-4)  68pts  5th in the Metropolitan

3.23 Goals For Per Game (12th in the NHL)

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

19.4% Power Play (20th in the NHL)

77.8% Penalty Kill (20th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #28 Oliver Bjorkstrand ~ 23G 26A = 49pts

2. #29 Patrik Laine ~ 25G 23A = 48pts

3. #93 Jakub Voracek ~ 4G 43A = 47pts

4. #38 Boone Jenner ~ 23G 21A = 44pts

5. #8 Zach Werenski ~ 10G 32A = 42pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #7 Sean Kuraly ~ 53 PIM's

2. #44 Vladislav Gavrikov ~ 46 PIM's

3. #2 Andrew Peeke ~ 44 PIM's

 

Top Goaltender:

1. #90 Elvis Merzlikins (22-15-4)  3.40GAA  .902SV%  2SO

2. #70 Joonas Korpisalo (7-11-0)  4.15GAA  .877SV%

[Tomdog]

A little off topic, but does anyone know where to find blocked shots stats?

I just kind of noticed a trend that I wanted to verify. 

[ClusterChuck]

Given both the team stats, This could be a high scoring game.
But with Fluery in goal, He might want to try to match Talbot's game the day he showed up and to show off to his new home crowd.
Let's go a bit crazy ...Wild win this one 6-2. 

Edited March 26, 2022 by ClusterChuck

[rottenrefs]

[bbgarnett]

Long time no see Rotty

 

[IllaZilla]

7 hours ago, Tomdog said:

A little off topic, but does anyone know where to find blocked shots stats?

I just kind of noticed a trend that I wanted to verify. 

 

NHL.com has sortable stats. The Miscellaneous category has blocked shots and blocked shots/60 min.

 

NHL.com/stats

[wildstars95]

3-2 wild ,could be another grungy hard to score game 

[bbgarnett]

5-2 wild

[Alexandron]

5:4 Wild win, maybe in OT. Not an easy game.

[bbgarnett]

also for anyone looking game is on ESPN+ tonight 

[bbgarnett]

great kill

[ClusterChuck]

Good energy by the Green 

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

The color guy in the ESPN booth was asked how different is MAF's style from Talbot's (in regards to the Wild defensemen knowing what to expect)....
I was going to fall off my chair if the color guy would have said, "Fleury is less of a sieve for starters" 

[bbgarnett]

Nice Boldy is just so shifty 

[bbgarnett]

KK97!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ClusterChuck]

Kap !1

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Could smell that goal coming!

Jackets leaving HUGE holes on coverage during that PK.... it was just a question of whether the Wild were gonna cash in on that or not.
They did!

1-0 Green Guys!

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Ugh...Fiala getting too cute with the puck and coughs it up... Fortunately, MAF gave the Columbus shooter nothing.

[ClusterChuck]

My god Fiala...

[bbgarnett]

Is someone going to get on Fiala. It seems game after game he's been a turnover machine.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Just now, bbgarnett said:

Is someone going to get on Fiala. It seems game after game he's been a turnover machine.

 

He's been that way pretty much since he entered the league.

The main reason I am in favor of bringing his value up, then trading him for a nice return.
I just think that is the way he is....and that could cost the Wild in a playoff scenario.

I don't really dislike the guy as a talent.... but I'd rather take a bit LESS talent if the player is more responsible with the puck.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Loving this mean streak the team is showing.

My husband just told me it reminds him of the old Minnesota North Stars.
He says, "They'll check you, take your lunch, then score on you"

My husband, BTW, is no longer a big hockey fan. That died when the North Stars moved and he follows the Wild just a bit, only because I do.
But the way THESE MN Wild play...might bring him back, eh?  

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Zach Werenski down n out from a vicious check by Middlton (there's that mean-ness again).
That said, the hit did look clean.... just nasty.

[wildstars95]

concussed 

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Goligoski with a rocket!
Stopped by Merzlikins, but he probably wishes he didn't. Looked painful.