CreaseAndAssist Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Wild vs. Avalanche Game Preview Minnesota Wild (39-20-4) 82pts 2nd in the Central 3.63 Goals For Per Game (3rd in the NHL) 3.11 Goals Against Per Game (20th in the NHL) 19.7% Power Play (20th in the NHL) 76.4% Penalty Kill (22nd in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 34G 45A = 79pts 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 .910% 2SO 2. #29 Marc-Andre Fleury (20-21-5) 2.95GAA .908% 4SO** Vs. Colorado Avalanche (46-14-5) 97pts 1st in the Central 3.82 Goals For Per Game (2nd in the NHL) 2.77 Goals Against Per Game (9th in the NHL) 24.8% Power Play (6th in the NHL) 79% Penalty Kill (17th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #91 Nazem Kadri ~ 25G 54A = 79pts 2. #96 Mikko Rantanen ~ 32G 45A = 77pts 3. #8 Cale Makar ~ 24G 49A = 73pts 4. #29 Nathan MacKinnon ~ 22G 48A = 70pts 5. #95 Andre Burakovsky ~ 18G 28A = 46pts Top 3 PIM’s: 1. #56 Kurtis MacDermid ~ 72 PIM’s 2. #91 Nazem Kadri ~ 67 PIM’s 3. #96 Mikko Rantanen ~ 52 PIM’s Top Goaltenders: 1. #35 Darcy Kuemper (30-9-2) 2.39GAA .923% 5SO 2. #39 Pavel Francouz (12-3-1) 2.53GAA .918% 2SO *- denotes stats Deslauriers accrued from his time with Anaheim **- denotes stats Fleury accrued from his time with Chicago I wrote up the game preview today and I will be writing up the post-gamer as well. We have come up with a shortened version of the Wild Oscars that we think you might enjoy. Not a great game last night, but they found a way to get an important two points to give themselves a small cushion against the Blues. Still this one is going to be the litmus test. Are we a contender or are we just fooling ourselves. I think we'll see a game that should have a playoff-like atmosphere and the team will have to dig deep if they expect to earn a victory over one of the best teams in the league. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Agree. Tonight is going to be a playoffs level of the game. A serious test for our team. I would try to predict our win with a score 5:4 probably in OT. But I will be happy even with one point out of this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 If you don't have a horse in the race, You don't make the bet.... Hopefully the Wild have some energy after last night's game and wasted a lot overlooking CBJ to this game. Really lousy scheduling having our last 2 games with the Av's bothh the butt end of B to B's. Imagine if we were just a few points away and how that could effect the games not in our favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 3-2 wild 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 LOL Walz saying this game has more edge than last nights game. OK Walz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) man I love to see a line that consisted of the top 5 hitters in the league. So Reaves, Jennaot, Clutterbuck, Gudas and Schenn Edited March 27, 2022 by bbgarnett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomdog Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 That was a pretty lame call on Greenway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Still waiting to see what Jost brings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Cale Makar. Fantastic young player....could be a Norris trophy winner one day. What he just did to Ryan Hartman (push his head hard onto the ice) is an a-hole move though. Hope the Wild make the Avs pay on the PP here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildstars95 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 wilds powerplay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Av's not giving any room for pretty stuff. Anyone communicate that there's only seconds left to take a shot and not keep passing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyShelf Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: Cale Makar. Fantastic young player....could be a Norris trophy winner one day. What he just did to Ryan Hartman (push his head hard onto the ice) is an a-hole move though. Hope the Wild make the Avs pay on the PP here. This is why you tell DesLaur to go pound some ass (and keep from always taking Foligno off the ice). We needed some more 'enforcement' and now we have it - USE IT, and send a message to the rest of the league before playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyShelf Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, wildstars95 said: wilds powerplay That qualifies as 'DROPPING a LOAD' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Is that our first SOG this period?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Man were getting outworked hard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomdog Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 46 minutes ago, ClusterChuck said: Still waiting to see what Jost brings. As far as I can tell, not much. He just can’t get on the same page with duhaime and dlo. 1 more game like this and I would try Dewar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tomdog said: As far as I can tell, not much. He just can’t get on the same page with duhaime and dlo. 1 more game like this and I would try Dewar. Agree, Not seeing much chemistry at all yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Boldy has been a bit quiet of late. Not surprising other teams anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomdog Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Not that Jost is playing so bad, just not on the same page. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomdog Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 That's a pretty weak call on Colorado , but I'll take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 KK97!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Beauty !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Tomdog said: That's a pretty weak call on Colorado , but I'll take it. Makes up for the pretty weak call on Greenway earlier, so yea...I'll take it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyShelf Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 That was just ridiculous! He is ridiculously good, but what a resurrection by Zucc from his first years 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Somebody needs to address Toews next shift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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