The Minnesota Wild (15-13-4), winners of six straight home games, host the Detroit Red Wings (16-14-4) at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday at 8:00 PM ET on BSDET, BSN, BSWIX, and ESPN+.
Wild vs. Red Wings Game Info
- Game Day: Wednesday, December 27, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Wild and Red Wings Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Wild Insights
- The Wild’s 97 total goals (3.0 per game) make them the 24th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
- The Wild rank 13th in goals against, giving up 101 total goals (3.2 per game) in league action.
- Their -4 goal differential ranks 20th in the league.
- The 20 power-play goals the Wild have scored this season rank 21st in the NHL (on 110 power-play chances).
- The Wild have the league’s 21st-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.18%).
- The Wild have scored two shorthanded goals this season.
- The Wild kill 72.17% of opponent power plays, the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Wild win 45.3% of their faceoffs (32nd in the NHL)
- The Wild have a 10% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 18th in the league.
- The Wild have shut out opponents twice this season. They average 16.1 hits and 15.8 blocked shots per game.
Wild Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Minnesota, Kirill Kaprizov has recorded 31 points.
- Mats Zuccarello has 28 points (six goals, 22 assists) to add to the team’s scoring efforts.
- On 120 shots (for 15 goals) and nine assists, Joel Eriksson Ek has created 24 points this season.
- Across 13 games played, Marc-Andre Fleury has a goaltending record of 6-5-2. During those games, he’s allowed 41 goals while recording 341 saves.
Wild Injuries
Jonas Brodin: Upper Body (Out),
Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out),
Caedan Bankier: Undisclosed (Out),
Michael Milne: Undisclosed (Out),
Jared Spurgeon: Lower Body (Questionable),
Ryan Hartman: Upper Body (Questionable),
Mats Zuccarello: Upper Body (Out)
Red Wings Insights
- The Red Wings are third in the league in scoring (120 goals, 3.5 per game).
- The Red Wings’ total of 113 goals allowed (3.3 per game) is 26th in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of +7, they are 10th-best in the league.
- The Red Wings have 30 power-play goals (third-most in NHL) on 139 chances.
- The Red Wings score on 21.58% of their power plays, No. 15 in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Red Wings have four.
- At 79.51, the Red Wings have the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Red Wings win 48.9% of faceoffs, 22nd-ranked in the NHL.
- The Red Wings’ 11.7% shooting percentage is third in the league.
- This season, the Red Wings have shut out their opponents twice.
Red Wings Key Players
- Alex DeBrincat has racked up 32 points (0.9 per game) for Detroit, with 15 goals and 17 assists in 34 games (playing 18:21 per game).
- Dylan Larkin is one of the top contributors for Detroit with 29 total points (1.0 per game), with 12 goals and 17 assists in 28 games.
- Detroit’s Lucas Raymond is among the top offensive players on the team with 26 total points (10 goals and 16 assists).
- Alex Lyon is 4-3-0 on the season, giving up 13 goals (2.1 goals against average) and compiling 177 saves with a .932 save percentage (second-best in the league).
Red Wings Injuries
Matt Luff: Upper Body (Out),
Olli Maatta: Upper Body (Questionable),
Ville Husso: Lower Body (Out),
Alex Lyon: Lower Body (Out),
Klim Kostin: Upper Body (Out)