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2026-27 Preseason

Minnesota Wild Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Minnesota Wild
MIN
Western
Season Record: 51-28-14 (116 pts, 62.4%)
Last 5 games:
40% win rate

Points Percentage

62.4%
116 pts in 93 games

Overtime Record

16-14
OT/SO: 16 wins, 14 losses

Recent Expected Goals

2.99
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.24
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

+0.08
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

+8.6
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

43
37W – 6L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

3
1W – 2L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

51.2%
Chance to make playoffs.

Stanley Cup Odds

3.1%
Projected via season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

6.2%
Western Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 44.6/gm · p91
Slot Location style 28.1% · p41
Finishing variance 1.00 G/xG · p69
Shot Quality 0.074 xG/sh · p53
Defense
Shot Suppression 43.7/gm · p34
Slot Defense 26.5% allowed · p100
Goaltending variance 0.94 GA/xGA · p69
Quality Allowed 0.069 xG/sh · p100

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Shots xG Goals
Kirill Kaprizov8947446.350
Matt Boldy8547442.354
Ryan Hartman8232726.926
Joel Eriksson Ek7530425.122
Vladimir Tarasenko8124220.525

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-0.86-0.120.61xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)1.933.074.20Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected0.97144.49288.00ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-05-13COL33.3%2.644.201.983.55L
2026-05-11COL38.8%2.603.222.675.99L
2026-05-09COL38.8%2.623.344.143.33W
2026-05-05COL29.7%2.794.253.453.04L
2026-05-03COL25.1%3.776.142.974.48L
2026-04-30DAL52.9%3.032.823.582.06W
2026-04-28DAL49.2%3.063.293.472.72W
2026-04-25DAL53.8%3.213.103.723.96W
2026-04-22DAL52.9%3.123.141.783.38L
2026-04-20DAL47.1%3.033.273.273.67L

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-017:00 PM CDTNSH57.6%3.082.36
2026-10-037:00 PM CDTBOS44.9%2.702.72
2026-10-068:00 PM EDTBUF48.4%2.823.18
2026-10-087:00 PM EDTTBL47.9%2.882.28
2026-10-106:00 PM EDTFLA55.1%3.052.63
2026-10-127:00 PM CDTVGK40.5%2.213.23
2026-10-137:15 PM CDTWPG57.0%3.062.64
2026-10-157:00 PM CDTSTL42.2%2.124.00