Minnesota Wild Recap vs the Montreal Canadiens – November 14th, 2024

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Robb
Minnesota Wild Recap vs the Montreal Canadiens - November 14th, 2024

The Minnesota Wild hosted the Montreal Canadiens and the Wild were trying to get back in the Win column after an overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Montreal Canadiens are finishing a 4-game road trip and they just snapped a 6-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

2024-25 Minnesota Wild Schedule and Results
10-2-3 (W-L-OTL) (23 points)
2nd in the NHL Central Division

2024-25 Montreal Canadiens Schedule and Results
5-9-2 (W-L-OTL) (12 points)
8th in the NHL Atlantic Division

The Minnesota Wild are the 2nd best team in the league by points percentage while the Montreal Canadiens are the 2-worst team in the league (tied for worst) but none of that matters when you…

Drop the ClutterPuck!!!

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Here’s how the teams lined up:

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild Lineup vs the Montreal Canadiens - November 14th, 2024

Scratched:
Daemon Hunt, Michael Milne

Injured:
Jonas Brodin (upper body)

Status report
Brodin is day to day after the defenseman was injured during a 2-1 overtime loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens Lineup at the Minnesota Wild - November 14th, 2024

Scratched:
Justin Barron, Michael Pezzetta

Injured: 
Patrik Laine (knee), Raphael Harvey-Pinard (broken leg)

Status Report

The Canadiens did not conduct a morning skate Thursday.

Game Recap

1st Period

The shots were 4-2 in favor of the Minnesota Wild in the 1st period so there wasn’t a ton of good scoring chances but… Minnesota Wild G Filip Gustavsson did have to make this save…

NIIIIICE!!!!

The Minnesota Wild lost Fs Mats Zuccarello & Joel Eriksson Ek on consecutive shifts over a 50-second span (between the 7:08 & 6:18 mark), and neither came back. Zuccarello took a Brock Faber shot to the groin:

https://twitter.com/SpokedZ/status/1857234208063717575

Joel Eriksson Ek sustained a lower-body injury. I went through his shifts and didn’t see much that showed where or what he injured.* He did back into the boards while pursuing the puck.
It looked like he wasn’t skating well for his last 3 shifts but that could be a placebo-like effect of me knowing he had suffered a lower-body injury.

2nd Period

The Minnesota Wild got some work on their penalty kill early in the 2nd period courtesy of a Marco Rossi tripping penalty as his stick got between the legs of Montreal F Cole Caufield. The Wild penalty kill was successful.

With 2 forwards out from the top line, Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes had to adjust lines and one of those ended up being Matt Boldy centering Kirill Kaprizov & Marcus Johansson. The Wild looked like the better team but the game was still scoreless until 7:30 minutes left in the 2nd when an errant pass allowed Matt Boldy to get the puck and carry it into the left side of the offensive zone. He explored his options then sent a pass towards Marcus Johansson in front of the net and he tried for the tip but Montreal G Sam Montembeault made the save. The rebound went Kirill Kaprizov & he took the puck behind the net then skated to the other side and when he reached the faceoff circle, he made a quick turnaround pass to Marcus Johansson in front of the net. Johannson made a one-time pass to Matt Boldy and BAZINGAAAAA!!! The Minnesota Wild lead 1-0!!!

7:17 – Goal – Minnesota – Matt Boldy (10) from Marcus Johansson (3) & Kirill Kaprizov (10)

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Montreal Canadien F #71 Jake Evans & D #48 Lane Hutson did try to help on this play but it obviously wasn’t enough. 71 looked back to see where Wild F Matt Boldy was but then did nothing about it. 48 told his defensive partner to cover Wild F Marcus Johansson but he then reacted to the puck instead of reading the play so he had the best view of Matt Boldy scoring his 10th goal of the season. Montreal D #58 David Savard only got close to Johansson then tried to break up the pass instead of taking away Johansson’s stick. 

Hey! Defense isn’t easy but watching the puck rarely works because that little piece of vulcanized rubber can move very fast and it’s also pucking small. A human adult & the stick they’re holding is much easier to follow, defend and hit.

Montreal Canadiens 0 | 1 Minnesota Wild

The Wild outshot Montreal 11-7 in the 2nd period and lead 14-9 in total shots.

3rd Period

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1857263148031414710

7:41 – Goal – PPG – Minnesota – Marco Rossi (5) from Jared Spurgeon (4) & Declan Chisholm (4)

Montreal Canadiens 0 | 2 Minnesota Wild

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1857266944967082034

0:20 – Goal – ENG – Minnesota – Kirill Kaprizov (10) from Frederick Gaudreau (7)

Montreal Canadiens 0 | 3 Minnesota Wild

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Final
Montreal Canadiens 0 | 3 Minnesota Wild

Goals

MN:
Matt Boldy (10); Marco Rossi (5)-PPG; Kirill Kaprizov (10)-ENG

MTL:
None

Assists

MN:
Marcus Johansson (3), Kirill Kaprizov (20); Jared Spurgeon (4), Declan Chisholm (4)-PPG; Frederick Gaudreau (7)-ENG
MTL:
None

Goalies

MN:
Filip Gustavsson
Saved all 19 Shots; 1.000 Save %, 2.08 GAA*; 8th Win
MTL:
Sam Montembeault
25 Saves on 27 Shots; .923 Save %, 3.29 GAA*; 8th Loss

*Goals Against Average

Shift Chart

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Next up: 

The Dallas Stars visit the X on Saturday night at 7 pm on FanDuel Sports Network North and I will be there!

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Minnesota Wild Recap at the San Jose Sharks – November 7th, 2024

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Robb
Minnesota Wild Recap at the San Jose Sharks - November 7th, 2024

The Minnesota Wild were looking for redemption from a bad loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday where they got away from their game of aggressive and confident hockey. They started a 3-game road trip that will be a test because the San Jose Sharks have the 2nd worst record in the National Hockey League. We expect the real Wild to show up and take it to the Sharks. 

2024-25 Minnesota Wild Schedule and Results
8-2-2 (W-L-OTL) (18 points)
2nd in the NHL Central Division

2024-25 San Jose Sharks Schedule and Results
4-8-2 (W-L-OTL) (10 points)
7th in the NHL Pacific Division

Alright. Enough words. Let’s…

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Here’s how the teams lined up:

Minnesota Wild Projected Lineup at the San Jose Sharks - November 7th, 2024

Game Recap

1st Period

The Minnesota Wild started the game like the team we’ve seen most of the season. They were aggressive and confident and were in the San Jose zone for most of the first 2 minutes of the game.

A stoppage put a faceoff on the left faceoff dot in San Jose’s zone (or to Sharks G Vitek Vanecek’s right). Wild F Marcus Foligno won the faceoff back to D Decland Chisholm at the left point and he passed the puck to his defensive partner, D Zach Bogosian, at the right point. Bogosian sent the puck to the net with Marcus Foligno going to the net and being defended by rookie F Will Smith and the puck deflected off of Smith into the net for an early 1-0 Minnesota Wild lead.

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1854733063818731955

2:22 – Goal – Minnesota – Zach Bogosian (2) from Declan Chisholm (2) & Marcus Foligno (2)

Minnesota Wild 1 | 0 San Jose Sharks

The Wild owned the 1st period. They outshot the Sharks 13-5. They also had a couple of power plays but didn’t score so the lead was still just 1-0.

2nd Period

They Wild came out in the 2nd period and scored early in this period too. This time, it was just 1:01 in as Joel Eriksson Ek but San Jose challenged the play for being offsides and it didn’t take the linesman long to decide it was indeed offsides so… NO GOAL!!!

On the ensuing faceoff, San Jose had an offensive rush and Sharks F Tyler Toffoli was tripped by Wild D Brock Faber. What a turn of events. The Wild were going to go up 2-0 then the goal is taken off the board and San Jose is on the power play.

Wild D Zach Bogosian made a great play to take away a Sharks player’s stick but knew where the puck was so he was able to clear a loose puck from the front of net to keep the puck out of the net.

The Wild killed off that penalty.

But… not too long after the penalty expired, the Wild were maybe a little too aggressive on the forecheck as a simple pass off the boards to get around Mats Zuccarello created a 3-on-2. Wild D Jonas Brodin broke up the play, taking the puck off of Mikael Granlund’s stick and it was heading below the goal line but Granlund got to it and threw it back towards Macklin Celebrini and he got just enough of it to send it towards the net and it somehow went in.

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1854748359283691837

15:24 – Goal – San Jose – Macklin Celebrini (2) from Mikael Granlund (9) & Henry Thrun (2) 

Minnesota Wild 1 | 1 San Jose Sharks

With 14:07 on the clock, the Wild play-by-play man Anthony LaPanta said, “Suddenly, the Wild… in a bit of a dangerous spot… where the Sharks are starting to generate some excitement, some chances, a little life for the home team…,” so the Wild threw a couple of hits, won a couple puck battles then F Marat Khusnutdinov rushed up the ice and in on the goalie in what may have been his best shift in the NHL. The 4th line kept the puck in the zone. The Wild changed to their top line of Kirill Kaprizov, Marco Rossi & Mats Zuccarello and were in the offensive zone for 71 seconds when the clock stopped because Kirill Kaprizov made an insane turnaround pass to his buddy Mats Zuccarello to respond to losing the lead by regaining the lead but, yeah, they were in a “dangerous spot.” 

https://twitter.com/NHLde/status/1854844314276282465

Be Quiet, LaPanta!!!

11:59 – Goal – Minnesota – Mats Zuccarello (6) from Kirill Kaprizov (15) & Marco Rossi (8)

Minnesota Wild 2 | 1 San Jose Sharks

2:36 later, the Minnesota Wild scored again but it was also challenged for offsides again and another Wild goal was taken off the board, again. Ughh! Is this the Hockey Gods’ way of making us think about Herb Brooks? “Get a whistle!… AGAIN!”

But the Wild got a power play off a Luke Kunin slashing penalty and Matt Boldy sniped a shot to the upper right corner and this one will stand!

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1854753341139451907

6:34 – Goal – PPG – Minnesota – Matt Boldy (7) from Brock Faber (5) & Kirill Kaprizov (16)

Minnesota Wild 3 | 1 San Jose Sharks

3rd Period

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1854763224064745597

13:58 – Goal – Minnesota – Jonas Brodin (1) from Frederick Gaudreau (5) & Kirill Kaprizov (17)

Minnesota Wild 4 | 1 San Jose Sharks

With about 4 minutes to go in regulation, San Jose Sharks F Macklin Celebrini got the puck at the right of the blue line then skated to some open ice, faked going one way to create space then whipped a wrist shot to the upper right corner. Geez! He’s 18!

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1854769985186398668

3:52 – Goal – San Jose – Macklin Celebrini (3) from Mikael Granlund (10) & Henry Thrun (3)

Minnesota Wild 4 | 2 San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks pulled their goalie and Wild F Matt Boldy made look like he was playing against little kids as he just skated around the defense and scored on the empty net.

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1854771180298797296

1:35 – Goal – ENG – Minnesota – Matt Boldy (8) – Unassisted – Matthew Boldy needed no help on this goal! Goal-dy?

Minnesota Wild 5 | 2 San Jose Sharks

And THAT, ‘Puckers… Is Another
Minnesota Wild VICTORY!!!!

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Final
Minnesota Wild 5 | 2 San Jose Sharks

Goals

MN:
Zach Bogosian (2); Mats Zuccarello (6); Matt Boldy (7)-PPG; Jonas Brodin (1); Matt Boldy (8)-ENG
SJS:
Macklin Celebrini (2); Macklin Celebrini (3)

Assists

MN:
Declan Chisholm (2), Marcus Foligno (2); Kirill Kaprizov (15), Marco Rossi (8); Brock Faber (5), Kirill Kaprizov (16)-PPG; Frederick Gaudreau (5), Kirill Kaprizov (17)
SJS:
Mikael Granlund (9), Henry Thrun (2); Mikael Granlund (10), Henry Thrun (3)

Goalies

MN:
Marc-André Fleury
24 Saves on 26 Shots; .923 Save %, 2.70 GAA*; 3rd Win
SJS:
Vitek Vanicek
26 Saves on 30 Shots; .867 Save %, 3.32 GAA*; 5th Loss

*Goals Against Average

Shift Chart

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Next up: 

The Minnesota Wild take on the Anaheim Ducks in the 2nd game of their 3-game road trip. That’s just an 85-minute flight so they should be ready for another tilt that starts at 9 pm on FanDuel Sports Network North Extra against the Anaheim Ducks.*
*That’s the game sheet so don’t click it if the game has already started to avoid seeing the score. This is likely my own paranoia as I feel like I’ve found out a score in every way possible.

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Minnesota Wild Recap vs the Los Angeles Kings – November 5th, 2024

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Robb
Minnesota Wild Recap vs the Los Angeles Kings - November 5th, 2024

The Minnesota Wild hosted the Los Angeles Kings on Election Day as they tried to keep their impressive start to the season going. The Wild had a 7-game road trip early in the season but the Kings had a 7-game road trip to start their season. 

They won the first game then lost the next 2 games in Overtime then lost the fourth game big in Toronto but they finished the trip with a good 3-2-2 record. They’ve gone 4-1-1 since including a 3-0 shutout at Nashville and it was former Wild G Darcy Kuemper in the net for LA. 

2024-25 Minnesota Wild Schedule and Results
8-1-2 (W-L-OTL) (18 points)
2nd in NHL Central Division

2024-25 Los Angeles Kings Schedule and Results
7-3-3 (W-L-OTL) (17 points)
1st in NHL Pacific Division

Both of these teams are off to great starts to the season. The Minnesota Wild has the 3rd best record in the entire NHL but the Los Angeles Kings are 7th so it will be interesting to see how this game goes.

Hopefully, all of you ‘Puckers used your voices and voted today or earlier than today to Bring some Clutter to this election. We call that Political Clutter! Or should it be PolitiClutter? Either way, it’s an important part of life and can change the future of our country.

Alright. Enough words. Let’s…

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Here’s how the teams lined up:

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild Lineup vs the Los Angeles Kings - November 5th, 2024

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings Lineup at the Minnesota Wild - November 5th, 2024

Status Report

The Kings did not conduct a morning skate Tuesday following a 3-0 win at the Nashville Predators on Monday. … Turcotte is unlikely to play after the forward left during the second period Monday following a hit from Predators defenseman Jeremy Lauz

Game Recap

1st Period

The Wild led 9-2 in shots but never had a great scoring chance even though they got a late power play when a lazy pokecheck turned into a tripping penalty as Kings D Joel Edmundson missed the puck and got Wild F Marcus Johansson’s skate instead.

2nd Period

It’s amazing how a rather innocent offensive rush can turn into something when the opposition stares down the puck and doesn’t cover anyone. Wild D Jon Merrill passed the puck up the left boards to Ryan Hartman at the blue line. He stopped to evade the defender coming at him then chipped the puck into the zone around the left half-wall where Freddy Gaudreau kicked it from his left skate to his stick and passed it to D Zach Bogosian and Bogo took a shot that went bar in off the left post for his 1st goal of the season.

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1853985333295071446

12:29 – Goal – Minnesota – Zach Bogosian (1) from Frederick Gaudreau (4) & Ryan Hartman (1)

Los Angeles Kings 0 | 1 Minnesota Wild

About 8 minutes into the 2nd period, Minnesota Wild F Kirill Kaprizov had a puck deflect up into his face and he missed the rest of the period as he was getting taken care of in the locker room.

https://twitter.com/LARoyalty1967/status/1853987618964279387

Late in the 2nd period, the Wild made a bad change which made them scramble to get back then the puck deflected off Wild D Zach Bogosian’s skate and right to LA F Warren Foegele. Bogosian fell down because the stick of teammate Marat Khusnutdinov tripped him.

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1853989861583102393

5:30 – Goal – Los Angeles – Warren Foegele (5) from Alex LeFerriere (4) & Quinton Byfield (6)

Los Angeles Kings 1 | 1 Minnesota Wild

Then Minnesota Wild F Marco Rossi got a one-handed hooking penalty* & former Minnesota Wild F Kevin Fiala made them pay when a one-timer off his stick created a rebound into the corner and Wild D Brock Faber left Fiala to get closer to the puck and Fiala got the puck back for another one-timer that hit the back of the net.
*This is why you don’t put your stick up in the midsection or the hands of an opponent. The officials will call anything that affects a player’s ability to play the puck.

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1853992094399950960

1:05 – Goal – PPG – Los Angeles – Kevin Fiala (7) from Alex LeFerriere (5) & Anze Kopitar (10)

Los Angeles Kings 2 | 1 Minnesota Wild

3rd Period

Minnesota Wild D Jonas Brodin saved a goal early in the 3rd period…

https://twitter.com/SpokedZ/status/1853997967931281623

Unfortunately, the Minnesota Wild weren’t as sharp defensively as they have been for the majority of this season. Wild F Marat Khusnutdinov left his guy to try to get to the puck but he didn’t get to it and allowed Tanner Jeannot to get the puck past him to the guy he left and the Los Angeles Kings lead doubled…

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1854000656895381642

12:21 – Goal – Los Angeles – Trevor Lewis (2) from Andre Lee (2) & Tanner Jeannot (1)

Los Angeles Kings 3 | 1 Minnesota Wild

Los Angeles Kings F Trevor Moore had a break but Wild D Jonas Brodin got to him to make him curl back but he then gave him time & space when he probably should’ve attacked to end the play but he & other Wild players (Spurgeon, Rossi, Zuccarello) starting watching which gave the Kings time & space to set up a shot-pass & tip play between Vladislav Gavrikov & Quinton Byfield that may be the most impossible play to stop for a goaltender.

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1854004966576324874

5:48 – Goal – Los Angeles – Quinton Byfield (1) from Vladislav Gavrikov (5) & Trevor Moore (5)

Los Angeles Kings 4 | 1 Minnesota Wild

So… down by 3 goals, the Minnesota Wild pulled the goalie then lost a puck battle in the offensive zone even though they had an extra offensive player and the Kings made a pretty easy play to score on the empty net.

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1854006135679762489

3:46 – Goal – Los Angeles – Trevor Lewis (3) from Phillip Danault (6) & Trevor Moore (6)

Los Angeles Kings 5 | 1 Minnesota Wild

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Final
Los Angeles Kings 5 | 1 Minnesota Wild

Goals

MN:
Zach Bogosian (1)
LAK:
Warren Foegele (5); Kevin Fiala (7)-PPG; Trevor Lewis (2); Quinton Byfield (1); Trevor Lewis (3)

Assists

MN:
Frederick Gaudreau (4), Ryan Hartman (1)
LAK:
Alex Leferriere (4), Quinton Byfield (6); Alex Laferriere (5), Anze Kopitar (10); Andre Lee (2), Tanner Jeannot (1); Vladislav Gavrikov (5), Trevor Moore (5); Phillip Danault (6), Trevor Moore (6)

Goalies

MN:
Filip Gustavsson
23 Saves on 27 Shots; .852 Save %, 2.33 GAA*; 2nd Loss
LAK:
David Rittich
23 Saves on 24 Shots; .958 Save %, 2.77 GAA*; 4th Win

*Goals Against Average

Shift Chart

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Game Notes

The bottom line of this game? The Minnesota Wild didn’t play the way they had been playing for the majority of this season. They weren’t aggressive on the forecheck or sharp on the defensive end. Their power play didn’t produce and the penalty kill gave up a goal.

Should Wild fans be worried? Well, they’ve responded well to everything else so far this season so until they don’t respond well, we won’t worry.

It was the 2nd game in a row that Wild F Kirill Kaprizov didn’t score after scoring multiple points in a franchise record 7 straight games and 17 points in those games (6 goals & 11 assists). You know he’s not happy with that so we’ll see how this team plays in their next game.

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Next up: 

The Wild head out on a 3-game road trip starting with back-to-back games in San Jose on Thursday at 9:30 pm on FanDuel Sports Network North then Anaheim on Friday night at 9 pm on FanDuel Sports Network North Extra!

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Minnesota Wild Recap vs the Toronto Maple Leafs – November 3rd, 2024

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Robb
Minnesota Wild Recap vs the Toronto Maple Leafs - November 3rd, 2024

The Minnesota Wild looked to continue their winning ways against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto looks like a team still trying to figure out who they are this season. They are the only team to beat the Winnipeg Jets, a 6-4 win, but they allow a little over 3 goals per game (37 in 12 games played (gp)). They also score a little over 3 goals per game (38 in 12 gp). We can’t imagine the Wild taking them lightly so it should be a good game.

2024-25 Minnesota Wild Schedule and Results
7-1-2 (W-L-OTL) (16 points)
2nd in NHL Central Division

2024-25 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule and Results
6-5-1 (W-L-OTL) (13 points)
2nd in NHL Atlantic Division

Alright. Enough words. Let’s…

Drop the ClutterPuck!!!

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Here’s how the teams lined up:

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild Lineup vs the Toronto Maple Leafs - November 3rd, 2024

Status Report

Johansson took a maintenance day on Saturday but is expected to play. … Middleton missed practice for the birth of his child but is expected to play.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs Lineup at the Minnesota Wild - November 3rd, 2024

Status Report

Toronto is playing the second half of a back-to-back following a loss at the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.

Game Recap

1st Period

Both teams seemed to be feeling out the early part of the game as this was the first time they faced each other this season. It felt like they were playing it safe and worried about making a mistake.

The Minnesota Wild had the Maple Leafs hemmed in their zone and they were chasing the puck a little while the Wild took a few shots and retrieved the loose puck then a shot got to the front of the net. There was a scramble for the loose puck and Wild F Frederick Gaudreau got the rebound and threw a backhand shot off the left post and the puck landed near Ryan Hartman in the crease so he tried to kick at it but it went off Maple Leafs F John Tavares’ stick and in to give the Wild a 1-0 lead.

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1853218483078660389
Something’s not working with embedding Twitter links so all I have are the links you can click on or you can go to the highlights at the bottom of the article.

9:41 – Goal – Minnesota – Ryan Hartman (3) from Frederick Gaudreau (4) & Jared Spurgeon (2)

Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | 1 Minnesota Wild

Wild F Marco Rossi took a hooking penalty late in the 1st period… 

Is this a weak call? Should it be a hooking penalty?

…and the struggling Toronto power play scored on a beautiful seam pass across to William Nylander for a one-timer that tied the game at 1.

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1853224063461679552

0:52 – Goal – PPG – Toronto – William Nylander (9) from Auston Matthews (6) & Mitch Marner (12)

Could the Wild have covered that better? I don’t know. That’s a sauce pass over a couple of Wild sticks but that is the pass they want to take away because that’s the hardest shot for your goalie to stop in that situation so maybe Jonas Brodin could go to Matthews to force him to get rid of it quicker or to move it somewhere else. The Maple Leafs were struggling on the power play so does that affect how the Wild played that? Hopefully not.

Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | 1 Minnesota Wild

2nd & 3rd Period

The 2nd period was pretty even with shots 11-10 in favor of the Wild. In the 3rd the Wild took control but both goalies were up to the task and kept the puck out of the net so this one went to…

OVERTIME!!!

Hey, some FREE HOCKEY…

The Minnesota Wild had a good chance when F Marco Rossi made a move but lost the puck so Maple Leafs F Max Domi chipped it forward so he could skate into it thinking he might have a breakaway but he didn’t realize Jared Spurgeon was so close to him and already had some momentum. Spurgeon easily outskated Domi to the puck. Toronto D Oliver Ekman-Larsson went off for a change and F Max Pacioretty was… watching the game? Who knows? So Spurgeon just passed the puck up the middle to Rossi & because Boldy had more speed, Rossi gave it to him to go in alone on the goaltender…

https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1853252803281530915

If you like the one & only Steve Dangle, here’s his take on that… umm… questionable play from Max Domi, Oliver Ekman-Larsson & Max Pacioretty…

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Final
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 | 5 Minnesota Wild

Goals

MN:
Ryan Hartman (3); Matt Boldy (6)
TOR: William Nylander (9)

Assists

MN:
Frederick Gaudreau (3), Jared Spurgeon (2); Marco Rossi (7), Jared Spurgeon (3)
TOR:
Auston Matthews (6), Mitch Marner (12)

Goalies

MN:
Filip Gustavsson
26 Saves on 29 Shots; .897 Save %, 2.12 GAA*; 6th Win
TBL:
Anthony Stolarz
27 Saves on 28 Shots; .964 Save %, 2.38 GAA*; 2nd Loss

*Goals Against Average

Shift Chart

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Game Notes

Toronto was also on the back end of a back-to-back where they were technically playing less than 24 hours after their previous game. They played in St. Louis at 6 pm in a game that ended at 8:25 pm then had to get on a plane for a 95-minute flight then play at 5 pm for this game. That’s weird and seems wrong especially when you’d think the NHL would want their teams to be able to play their best every night to have as much entertainment value as possible so why do this? It is legal under the CBA but should it be? Or, should it at least be amended? Idk. I guess back-to-backs are a part of the season and there’s probably not an easy way to get around it.

A 2:30 clip about it from SDPN, Steve Dangle & Chris Johnston

Next up: 

The 7-3-3 (W-L-OTL) Los Angeles Kings come to visit the Wild at home on Tuesday at 7 pm on FanDuel Sports Network North!

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Minnesota Wild Recap vs the Tampa Bay Lightning – November 1st, 2024

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Robb
Minnesota Wild Recap vs the Tampa Bay Lightning - November 1st, 2024

The Minnesota Wild are finally home at the X and they faced the Tampa Bay Lightning who they beat 4-2 just 8 days ago when they came back from their first deficit of the season. Tampa Bay has won 3 straight games after that loss and you know they want some redemption for that loss.

So it’s another test for the Minnesota Wild facing a team for the 2nd time again but this isn’t the Columbus Blue Jackets. This is the experienced Tampa Bay Lightning who still play to win and aren’t very far removed from the team that won consecutive Stanley Cups in 2020 & 2021 and lost in the Finals to Colorado in 2022.

2024-25 Minnesota Wild Schedule and Results
6-1-2 (W-L-OTL) (14 points)
3rd in NHL Central Division

2024-25 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule and Results
7-3-0 (W-L-OTL) (14 points)
2nd in NHL Atlantic Division

Alright. Enough words. Let’s do this!

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Here’s how the teams lined up:

Minnesota Wild

Status Report

Hartman will return after missing five games because of an upper-body injury. … The Wild reassigned forwards Liam Ohgren and Luke Toporowski to Iowa of the American Hockey League on Thursday.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Status Report

Cernak will play after leaving during the second period of a 5-2 win at the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday after taking a hit to the head from Avalanche forward Matt Stienburg. Stienburg received a two-game suspension from the NHL Department of Player Safety for the hit.

Game Recap

1st Period

Tampa Bay Lightning 1 | 0 Minnesota Wild

2nd Period

Tampa Bay Lightning 1 | 1 Minnesota Wild

3rd Period

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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 | 2 Minnesota Wild

Tampa Bay Lightning 2 | 2 Minnesota Wild

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Tampa Bay Lightning 2 | 3 Minnesota Wild

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Tampa Bay Lightning 2 | 4 Minnesota Wild

Tampa Bay Lightning 3 | 4 Minnesota Wild

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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 | 5 Minnesota Wild

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Final
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 | 5 Minnesota Wild

Goals

MN:
Jakub Lauko (2); Frederick Gaudreau (1, 2); Mats Zuccarello (5); Kirill Kaprizov (5)-ENG
TBL:
Valtteri Puustinen (1)-PPG; Rickard Rakell (5, 6)

Assists

MN:
Marat Khusnutdinov (2); Unassisted; Kirill Kaprizov (12) & Brock Faber (4); Kirill Kaprizov (13), Marco Rossi (5); Frederick Gaudreau (1), Jake Middleton (5)-ENG
TB::
Matt Grzelcyk (5), Sidney Crosby (7)-PPG; Kris Letang (2), Sidney Crosby (8); Marcus Pettersson (5), Sidney Crosby (9)

Goalies

MN:
Filip Gustavsson
26 Saves on 29 Shots; .897 Save %, 2.93 GAA*; 2nd Win
TBL:
Andrei Vasilevsky
35 Saves on 39 Shots; .897 Save %, 3.46 GAA*; 4th Loss

*Goals Against Average

Shift Chart

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Next up: 

Toronto at home on Sunday at 5 pm on FanDuel Sports Network North!

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