Wild 4, Canucks 2 — October 25, 2026: recap and analysis

MINMIN
Minnesota Wild
7-3-2 · W1 · L10: 5-3-2
W
L
OT
W
W
L
W
W
L
OT
Final
4—2
Oct 25, 2026 · Rogers Arena
VANVAN
Vancouver Canucks
2-9-1 · L3 · L10: 1-8-1
L
L
L
OT
L
L
L
L
L
W

Final score: Minnesota Wild 4, Vancouver Canucks 2. Wild dominated expected goals 4.92 to 1.43. Wild controlled 57.8% of 5v5 shot attempts. PuckLab's first star: Leevi Meriläinen (30/34 saves, .882 SV%, +1.4 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Wild, 83% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
MIN xG
4.92
ACTUAL
4 — 2
VAN xG
1.43

Scoring Timeline

0.23
HIGH xG
MIN1P 18:33Power Play
MIN 1 - 0 VAN
0.48
HIGH xG
MIN2P 05:54Even Strength
MIN 2 - 0 VAN
0.44
HIGH xG
MIN2P 12:55Power Play
MIN 3 - 0 VAN
0.13
HIGH xG
MIN3P 03:38Even Strength
MIN 4 - 0 VAN
0.25
HIGH xG
VAN3P 06:24Even Strength
MIN 4 - 1 VAN
0.07
MED xG
VAN3P 16:53Even Strength
MIN 4 - 2 VAN

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Leevi Meriläinen
1
Leevi Meriläinen
G · VAN · #1
30/34 saves, .882 SV%, +1.4 GSAX
★2
Calvin Pickard
31
Calvin Pickard
G · MIN · #31
15/17 saves, .882 SV%, −0.6 GSAX
★3
Quinn Hughes
43
Quinn Hughes
D · MIN · #43
1G, 1A, 3 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

MINVAN
34Shots17
4.92xGF1.43
57.85v5 CF%42.2
48.9FO%51.1
2/5PP0/1
32Hits20
10Blocks11
14Giveaways21
5Takeaways6
4PIM12

Period Breakdown

PeriodMIN SOGVAN SOGMIN xGVAN xG
1st5101.000.48
2nd1632.770.33
3rd1341.160.63
Total34174.921.43

Penalties

8 TOTAL
1P 07:45
MIN
Matt BoldyRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Linus Karlsson
1P 07:45
VAN
Linus KarlssonHolding the stick (2 min)
Drawn by Matt Boldy
1P 14:18
MIN
Danila YurovGoaltender interference (2 min)
Drawn by Leevi Meriläinen
1P 17:17
VAN
Filip ChytilHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Kirill Kaprizov
2P 12:30
VAN
Drew O'ConnorTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Hartman
2P 18:57
VAN
Liam OhgrenHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jonas Brodin
3P 11:25
VAN
Max SassonHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Kirill Kaprizov
3P 12:28
VAN
Brock BoeserDelay of game (puck over glass) (2 min)

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