CreaseAndAssist Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Wild vs. Avalanche Game Preview Minnesota Wild (34-30-9) 77pts 5th in the Central 2.71 Goals For Per Game (24th in the NHL) 2.88 Goals Against Per Game (11th in the NHL) 20.6% Power Play (13th in the NHL) 80.2% Penalty Kill (19th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #11 Zach Parise ~ 25G 32A = 57pts 2. #12 Eric Staal ~ 20G 29A = 49pts 3. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 7G 38A = 45pts 4. #46 Jared Spurgeon ~ 14G 27A = 41pts 5. #16 Jason Zucker ~ 21G 18A = 39pts Top 3 PIM’s: 1. #36 Nick Seeler ~ 53 PIM’s 2. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 51 PIM’s 3. #29 Greg Pateryn ~ 37 PIM’s Top Goaltenders: 1. #40 Devan Dubnyk (28-24-6) 2.60GAA .911%SP 2SO 2. #32 Alex Stalock (6-6-3) 3.05GAA .893%SP Vs. Colorado Avalanche (31-29-12) 74pts 6th in the Central 3.17 Goals For Per Game (10th in the NHL) 3.08 Goals Against Per Game (19th in the NHL) 22.3% Power Play (8th in the NHL) 77.5% Penalty Kill (27th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #29 Nathan MacKinnon ~ 37G 54A = 91pts 2. #96 Mikko Rantanen ~ 31G 56A = 87pts 3. #4 Tyson Barrie ~ 9G 41A = 50pts 4. #34 Carl Soderberg ~ 21G 22A = 43pts 5. #13 Alexander Kerfoot ~ 11G 23A = 34pts Top 3 PIM’s: 1. #28 Ian Cole ~ 113 PIM’s 2. #16 Nikita Zadorov ~ 69 PIM’s 3. #96 Mikko Rantanen ~ 52 PIM’s Top Goaltenders: 1. #1 Semyon Varlamov (19-18-9) 2.86GAA .910%SP 2SO 2. #31 Philipp Grubauer (12-9-3) 2.90GAA .904%SP 3SO MNSOTA wrote up the game preview, I'll be on the post-gamer. Not much really needs to be said. This game is huge for both teams. With one more game than Colorado, Minnesota can gain some ground after an Arizona loss and push a competitor a little farther back. This game should feel like a playoff game because it might as well be the case. Enjoy and discuss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 No doubt , it is like a HUGE playoff game. Hope, we will be able to beat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey-78 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Watched Avs play recently against the Devils. Granted the Devils are a bottom feeder but man, do they have pace! And not just MacKing or Rantanen - guys in the lower lines show tremendous speed too. And the Wild keep extending contracts of guys who carry a piano on their back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I have recently read some interviews of some players in our local media. They said that the team does not have a pure scorer. It is not a surprise for us for 19 years, except Gaborick and maybe Staal and Zucker in some years. But that diminishing status should not be recognized by our own players, because it shoots down more their motivations to play hard. They should recognize if we do not have a pure scorer , then the entire team should become a pure scorer from all lines, including defensemen lines too during the whole 60 minutes of game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomdog Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Alexandron said: I have recently read some interviews of some players in our local media. They said that the team does not have a pure scorer. It is not a surprise for us for 19 years, except Gaborick and maybe Staal and Zucker in some years. But that diminishing status should not be recognized by our own players, because it shoots down more their motivations to play hard. They should recognize if we do not have a pure scorer , then the entire team should become a pure scorer from all lines, including defensemen lines too during the whole 60 minutes of game. The wild have never had scores largely because wild fans understand the need for defense. If a player shows a nack for scoring but doesn’t play defense fast enough he’s sent packing or usually put on the 4th line until he learns his lesson. And when his skills deteriorate, he’s labeled a wash out. We have this going on now with Fiala. How long until he’s put on the 3rd or 4th line until his defense improves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Check Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 17 minutes ago, Tomdog said: The wild have never had scores largely because wild fans understand the need for defense. If a player shows a nack for scoring but doesn’t play defense fast enough he’s sent packing or usually put on the 4th line until he learns his lesson. And when his skills deteriorate, he’s labeled a wash out. We have this going on now with Fiala. How long until he’s put on the 3rd or 4th line until his defense improves. Fiala is on the third line. At least for most of Sunday's game he was, playing with Rask and Aberg. And hey, I like the guy's potential, But he can't be rewarded with top 6 PT if he's going to turn the puck over in the def. and neutral zones a half a dozen times a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild – 8:00 EST REFEREES Dan O’Halloran #13 Kendrick Nicholson #30 Games 18-19 65 67 Career Games 1441 246 First NHL Game 10/1/95 1/17/15 Birthplace Essex, ON Milverton, ON Goals/Gm 6.1 (17) 6.3 (6) PP/Gm 2.9 (32) 2.8 (37) Penl/Gm 3.5 (27) 3.3 (35) PIM/Gm 8.5 (22) 7.8 (32) % of Penl on Home 50.0% (6) 47.0% (28) More Penl on Rd % 2.0% (29) 13.0% (8) Home Win % 60.0% (6) 65.0% (1) Home Rec. 35-23 37-20 OT/SO Games 22.0% (16) 23.0% (15) Calls by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 2018-19 28% 39% 34% 35% 38% 27% Team Records 18-19 17-18 16-17 18-19 17-18 16-17 COL 2-2 4-0 2-1 0-4 3-2 1-6 MIN 1-2 1-6 2-3 1-1 2-2 3-2 LINESMEN Steve Miller #89 Mark Shewchyk #92 Games 18-19 65 66 Career Games 1263 1069 First NHL Game 10/11/00 10/9/03 Birthplace Stratford, ON Waterdown, ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 And we have a Dan wearing stripes tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 WTF was that Staal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Seriously how hard is to to clear a puck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megawild Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Apparently nearly impossible. It looked like keystone kops out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildstars95 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 the boy's had all their old lady's heels pinned to their ears last night...no energy tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 @bbgarnett tonight's live stream is Playstation long boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Parise Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megawild Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Zach NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 damn great save Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Geez Rask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyShelf Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Wow. Rask is bad. He blows a 2:1 by mishandling the puck with NO ONE ON HIM. He is just a total disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildstars95 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 definite interference by the book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Rask + Aberg + Bitetto = Terrible Trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildstars95 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 the boy's better get their chit together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Noice No goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildstars95 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 playing like a pre season game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyShelf Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Suter beaten like a drum for a goal. Does anyone think he is worth a damn anymore? He got smoked.....again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 LOL no way were winning this game. Arizona is giving us the chances to reclaim the last wild card spot but we won't take advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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