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 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
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
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
https://twitter.com/nhl_goal_bot/status/1853224063461679552
2nd Period
3rd Period
OVERTIME!!!
Hey, some FREE HOCKEY…
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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
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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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