2026–27 regular season

Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild are 6-2-1 with 13 points in 2026–27, 7th of 32 in the league, with 28 goals for and 21 against. They have 51.1% of the expected goals in their games, more than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 72% to make the playoffs.

Compare with another team

Record: 6–2–1; 13 points, 7th of 32
Goals: 28–21; +7 differential
Expected goals: 27.4–26.2; for and against
xG share: 51.1%; 50% is even

72% to make the playoffs, 17% to win the division, about 99 points projected (86 to 112 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

4550556065

51.1%

2026-10-012026-10-18

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 27 xG79%16%
League 79%15%
Against 26 xG79%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Ek – Kaprizov – Boldy	9	85:12	106–53	4.4–2.2	6–0	66%
Kaprizov – Yurov – Shabanov	8	30:12	17–30	0.7–0.8	0–1	49%
Coleman – Ek – Boldy	9	28:40	29–26	1.3–1.4	1–1	48%
Coleman – Hartman – Brink	9	25:42	23–22	0.9–1.0	0–1	47%
Hartman – Trenin – Brink	7	20:11	20–24	0.6–0.7	0–1	44%
Foligno – Foligno – McCarron	3	19:50	22–12	0.8–0.4	2–0	67%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Spurgeon – Hughes	6	93:38	106–80	4.5–3.5	4–2	57%
Brodin – Hughes	9	65:17	78–48	3.6–2.1	2–3	63%
Bogosian – Hunt	8	64:48	49–52	2.3–2.5	2–3	47%
Brodin – Maatta	5	63:30	47–52	1.9–2.0	0–1	48%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed22.9 mph
29
Bursts over 22 mph5
13
Bursts over 20 mph140
6

Shooting

Hardest shot89.8 mph
0
Shots over 90 mph0
0

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.1%
52
Defensive zone time41.7%
32

League ranks

Points %72.2%6th

Goals for per game3.1116th

Goals against per game2.335th

xG for per game3.0413th

xG against per game2.9116th

xG share51.1%14th

Finishing (goals − xG)+0.616th

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)+5.25th

Rush xG per game0.1619th

Rebound xG per game0.4910th

Rush xG allowed per game0.2731st

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 9 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 9 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-18	vs CBJ	2–1	3.7–1.4	73%
10-15	vs STL	5–4	3.8–3.1	55%
10-13	at WPG	2–5	2.5–2.7	48%
10-12	vs VGK	4–2	3.8–3.3	53%
10-10	at FLA	4–1	3.1–3.3	49%
10-08	at TBL	2–3	3.1–3.6	46%
10-06	at BUF	2–3	1.9–4.0	32%
10-03	vs BOS	4–1	2.4–2.8	46%
10-01	at NSH	3–1	3.2–2.1	61%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Kirill Kaprizov	L	9	10	5	15	11.0	21:27	2	61.1
Quinn Hughes	D	9	2	10	12	1.5	26:35	1	56.2
Matt Boldy	L	9	5	2	7	5.7	21:38	9	58.5
Joel Eriksson Ek	C	9	1	5	6	5.8	20:14	14	57.8
Maxim Shabanov	R	9	2	4	6	2.0	15:01	6	51.8
Danila Yurov	R	9	4	1	5	2.0	13:30	11	61.9
Jared Spurgeon	D	6	1	4	5	0.2	22:22	5	56.8
Bobby Brink	R	9	0	4	4	1.1	12:50	5	47.7
Michael McCarron	C	9	0	4	4	0.4	13:41	27	48.2
Blake Coleman	L	9	2	1	3	1.9	15:48	18	46.1
Olli Maatta	D	6	0	2	2	0.3	21:24	0	43.0
Yakov Trenin	C	9	0	2	2	1.4	12:58	38	45.9
Rieger Lorenz	L	5	0	1	1	0.7	8:39	5	53.1
Nick Foligno	L	3	1	0	1	0.1	9:57	0	59.8
Jonas Brodin	D	9	0	1	1	0.2	21:47	6	54.3
Ryan Hartman	R	9	0	1	1	1.3	13:21	12	38.3
Daemon Hunt	D	9	0	0	0	0.6	13:29	4	43.1
Marcus Foligno	L	4	0	0	0	0.5	12:10	13	36.9
Nico Sturm	C	3	0	0	0	0.1	9:02	5	39.2
Zach Bogosian	D	8	0	0	0	0.2	16:57	4	45.6
David Spacek	D	5	0	0	0	0.1	13:32	4	53.1
Tyler Pitlick	C	3	0	0	0	0.4	7:53	11	58.4
Matt Kiersted	D	2	0	0	0	0.1	12:19	0	85.3