The Minnesota Wild (5-8-2) will aim to halt a three-game losing streak when they play the Ottawa Senators (7-7) on the road on Saturday, November 18 at 11:00 AM ET on ESPN+, BSN, and BSWIX.
Wild vs. Senators Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, November 18, 2023
- Game Time: 11:00 AM ET
- TV: NHL Network
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Wild and Senators Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Wild Insights
- The Wild rank 18th in the NHL with 49 goals scored (3.3 per game).
- The Wild have given up 63 total goals (4.2 per game), ranking 30th in NHL play in goals against.
- They have the league’s 29th-ranked goal differential at -14.
- The 10 power-play goals the Wild have scored this season (to rank 20th in the NHL) have come on 57 power-play chances.
- The Wild have the league’s 22nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.54%).
- The Wild have scored two shorthanded goals this season (eighth among NHL teams).
- The Wild kill 63.46% of opponent power plays, the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Wild win 46.3% of their faceoffs to rank 29th in the NHL.
- The Wild make 10.5% of their shots (15th in the league).
- The Wild have shut out opponents once this season. They average 16.7 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.
Wild Key Players
- With four goals and 12 assists this season, Mats Zuccarello is one of Minnesota’s top contributors (16 points).
- Kirill Kaprizov has 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
- Joel Eriksson Ek has contributed 14 points for Minnesota in 15 games this season, netting a goal on 15.7% of his shots and recording eight goals and six assists.
- In the eight games Filip Gustavsson has played this season, his save percentage is .872, 61st in the league.
Wild Injuries
Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Caedan Bankier: Undisclosed (Out), Michael Milne: Undisclosed (Out), Frederick Gaudreau: Undisclosed (Out), Alex Goligoski: Lower Body (Out)
Senators Insights
- With 55 goals (3.9 per game), the Senators have the NHL’s seventh-best offense.
- The Senators concede 3.4 goals per game (48 in total), 13th in the league.
- With a goal differential of +7, they are ninth-best in the league.
- The Senators have 13 power-play goals (11th in NHL) on 61 chances.
- The Senators’ power-play percentage (21.31) puts them 13th in the league.
- This season, the Senators have one shorthanded goal (18th in NHL).
- At 76.6, the Senators have the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Senators win 52.5% of faceoffs, sixth-best in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 12%, the Senators are second in the league.
- The Senators have not held their opponents scoreless yet this season.
Senators Key Players
- Tim Stutzle has put up 20 points (1.4 per game) for Ottawa, with four goals and 16 assists in 14 games (playing 22:06 per game).
- Claude Giroux has racked up 15 total points (1.1 per game) this season. He has five goals and 10 assists.
- Mathieu Joseph is a top contributor on offense for Ottawa with four goals and 10 assists.
- Anton Forsberg has a 2-3-0 record this season, with an .833 save percentage (66th in the league). He has 80 saves, and has conceded 16 goals (3.8 goals against average).
Senators Injuries
Ridly Greig: Lower Body (Out), Mark Kastelic: Lower Body (Out), Thomas Chabot: Hand (Out)