The Minnesota Wild got Mats Zuccarello back on Friday night and he helped the Wild beat the Islanders 5-2. Wild F Marcus Johansson played in his 1,000th game in the game against the Calgary Flames. Calgary has struggled a lot this season as they have the worst record in the entire league. Did the Wild play down to them while trying to start a winning streak?
2025-26 Minnesota Wild Schedule and Results
6-7-3 (W-L-OTL) (15 points)
7th in the NHL Central Division
2025-26 Calgary Flames Schedule and Results
4-10-2 (W-L-OTL) (10 points)
8th in the NHL Pacific Division
NHL Hockey Standings
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Alright. Enough words. Let’s…
Drop the ClutterPuck!!!
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Here’s how the teams lined up:
Minnesota Wild
Scratched:
Ben Jones, Jake Middleton (illness)
Injured:
Zach Bogosian (lower body), Nico Sturm (back)
Status report
Wallstedt will make his second straight start. … Faber (maintenance) did not participate in the morning skate but will play. … The Wild reassigned forward Tyler Pitlick to Iowa of the AHL on Saturday. …
⛑️ Sturm, a forward, has resumed skating on his own.
Calgary Flames
Scratched:
Justin Kirkland, Jake Bean, Daniil Miromanov
Injured:
Martin Pospisil (undisclosed), Zayne Parekh (upper body)
Status report
Parekh, a defenseman, is week to week. …Miromanov, a defenseman, was recalled from Calgary of the American Hockey League on Saturday.
Game Recap
The Wild scored 5 goals against the Islanders on Friday night so you’d expect them to do something similar against the Flames but you never know after a team is embarrassed on their own ice like Calgary was when they were shutout by the Blackhawks on Friday night.
It was a weird game as both teams seemed to be playing hard but also careful to not make any mistakes. In the 1st, the Wild were getting the better chances but Calgary was taking more shots. The Wild had a 2-on-1 and a 2-on-0 and didn’t get a shot on either one. It’s almost impossible to score if you don’t shoot the puck.
In the 2nd period, Calgary was getting the better chances and the shots.
It took until just over 6 minutes left when Calgary went for a lazy change and Wild D Jared Spurgeon sent the puck to F Joel Eriksson Ek on the far boards for a 3-on-2. He dropped it to Marcus Johansson who passed the puck to Matt Boldy who was left uncovered and Boldy went 5-hole to put the Wild up 1-0:
13:47 – Goal – Minnesota – Matt Boldy (8) from Marcus Johansson (9) & Joel Eriksson Ek (8)
Calgary Flames 0 | 1 Minnesota Wild
Calgary kept the game within 1 and eventually pulled the goalie to get the extra man but Matt Boldy forced a loose puck and Ek evaded a pokecheck of the defenseman to get the puck ahead to Kirill Kaprizov for the empty-net goal. Flames F Nazem Kadri threw his stick to try to stop the goal but that would make it an automatic goal (Rule 53.8.)
19:10 – Goal – Minnesota – Kirill Kaprizov (10) from Joel Eriksson Ek (9) & Matt Boldy (9)
Calgary Flames 0 | 2 Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild G Jesper Wallstedt earned the shutout with a great game with the help of his team playing great defense all night.. He stopped all 36 shots that got through to him for his 1st shutout of the season and the 2nd of his NHL career.
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Final
Calgary Flames 0 | 2 Minnesota Wild
Game Summary
Goalies
MN:
Jesper Wallstedt:
36 Saves on 36 Shots; 1.000 Save %; 0.00 GAA*; 3rd Win, 1 Shutout
Season Totals: 130 Saves on 143 Shots; .912 Save %; 2.51 GAA*; 3-0-2 (W-L-OTL), 1 Shutout
Shout out for the Shutout to Wally the Wall!
CGY:
Devin Cooley:
17 Saves on 18 Shots; .944 Save %; 1.00 GAA*; 2nd Loss
Season Totals: 101 Saves on 108 Shots; .935 Save %; 1.75 GAA*; 0-2-1 (W-L-OTL)
*Goals Against Average
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Next up:
The San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night at Grand Casino Arena at 7pm CST
on HULU / ESPN+.
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