The Minnesota Wild (5-8-2) will attempt to break a three-game losing streak when they take on the Ottawa Senators (7-7) on the road on Saturday, November 18 at 11:00 AM ET on ESPN+, BSN, and BSWIX.
Senators vs. Wild Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, November 18, 2023
- Game Time: 11:00 AM ET
- TV: NHL Network
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Senators and Wild Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Senators Insights
- The Senators score the fourth-most goals in the league (55 total, 3.9 per game).
- Defensively, the Senators are allowing 48 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 15th in league play.
- Their +7 goal differential is ninth-best in the league.
- The 13 power-play goals the Senators have scored this season (on 61 power-play chances) are the ninth-most in the NHL.
- The Senators rank 13th in the league with a 21.31% power-play conversion rate.
- The Senators have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
- The Senators’ 76.6% penalty-kill success rate ranks 19th in the league.
- The Senators win the sixth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.5%.
- The Senators connect on 12% of their shots (second in the league).
- The Senators have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 17.9 hits and 16.4 blocked shots per game.
Senators Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Ottawa, Tim Stutzle has recorded 20 points.
- Claude Giroux has five goals and 10 assists for Ottawa to compile 15 total points (1.1 per game).
- Through 14 games, Mathieu Joseph has proven himself as an important offensive option for Ottawa. He has 14 points (four goals and 10 assists).
- In the five games Anton Forsberg has played this season, his save percentage is .833, 66th in the league.
Senators Injuries
Thomas Chabot: Hand (Out), Ridly Greig: Lower Body (Out), Mark Kastelic: Lower Body (Out)
Wild Insights
- With 49 goals (3.3 per game), the Wild have the NHL’s 17th-ranked offense.
- The Wild’s total of 63 goals allowed (4.2 per game) is 31st in the league.
- With a goal differential of -14, they are 30th in the league.
- With 10 power-play goals (on 57 chances), the Wild are 20th in the NHL.
- The Wild have the NHL’s 24th-ranked power-play percentage (17.54).
- The Wild have two shorthanded goals (eighth in league).
- The Wild’s have the 32nd-ranked penalty kill percentage (63.46%).
- At 46.3%, the Wild have the NHL’s 29th-ranked faceoff win rate.
- The Wild’s 10.5% shooting percentage is 15th in the league.
- The Wild have shut out their opponent once. They are averaging 16.7 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.
Wild Key Players
- Mats Zuccarello has totaled 16 points (1.1 per game) for Minnesota, with four goals and 12 assists in 15 games (playing 18:10 per game).
- Kirill Kaprizov has helped lead the attack for Minnesota this season with five goals and 10 assists.
- Joel Eriksson Ek is a key player on offense for Minnesota with eight goals and six assists.
- Marc-Andre Fleury has a 3-4-1 record this season, with an .879 save percentage (57th in the league). He has 197 saves, and has given up 27 goals (3.4 goals against average).
Wild Injuries
Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Caedan Bankier: Undisclosed (Out), Michael Milne: Undisclosed (Out), Frederick Gaudreau: Undisclosed (Out), Alex Goligoski: Lower Body (Out)