The Minnesota Wild (8-8-2) welcome the Winnipeg Jets (11-5-1) at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday. Winnipeg is playing their first of four games on the road coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Hurricanes on Monday.
The Jets committed only two penalties in the game, holding Carolina without a power play goal. Josh Morrissey was the top goalscorer for the Jets with two goals.
Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and two assists to lead the team in scoring. David Rittich allowed three goals on 27 shots against (.888%) in the win.Minnesota beat the Hurricanes 2-1 (OT) on Saturday.
Sam Steel and Alex Goligoski both scored once for the Wild. Steel added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Filip Gustavsson was impressive in the win, making 20 saves (.952%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their four meetings last season, the last of which was a 6-3 victory for the Jets in February. Mark Scheifele (3G 1A) and Blake Wheeler (0G 4A) each had four points to lead Winnipeg. Mats Zuccarello (1G 1A) and Kirill Kaprizov (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Minnesota. Connor Hellebuyck got the win, saving 33 of 36 shots (.916%).
FACING OFF
Winnipeg is averaging 2.94 goals per game for the season, 22nd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Wild team that is allowing 2.94 goals a game (12th).
Meanwhile, Minnesota has found the net 2.67 times a game on average, 28th in the league, and won’t find goals any easier to come by against the Jets’ stout defense, which is holding opponents to 2.41 goals per game (3rd).
Expect a few power play opportunities for the Jets, as the Wild have been penalized 5.17 times a game, third-most in the NHL, for an average of 14.11 minutes (first-highest). The visitors are averaging 3.29 penalties (4th-fewest in the league) and 7.71 penalty minutes a game (7th-fewest).
The Wild’s 20.69% power play percentage ranks 16th in the league, while the Jets are 20th with a conversion rate of 19.30%. Winnipeg has been equally adept at penalty killing, boasting the league’s third-highest PK% at 85.71%. Minnesota ranks 12th at 80.33%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 18 points this season, Morrissey is the top skater for the Jets. He has three goals and 15 assists in 17 games. In the net, Hellebuyck (8-4-1) is Winnipeg’s top goaltender.
He has a 2.07 GAA, second-best in the league, and a .935% save percentage, also second-best.mKaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 20 points. He has 10 goals (10th) and 10 assists in 18 games. Marc-Andre Fleury (6-4-1) has the best goals against average for Minnesota at 2.80. He has a save percentage of .906%.
HOME AND AWAY
Winnipeg is 4-3-1 on the road this season. Minnesota is 3-5-1 at home this season.
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