Wild vs. Penguins — January 1, 2027: preview

MINMIN
14-3-4
W2 · L10: 8-0-2
W
W
OT
W
W
W
OT
W
W
W
Fri, Jan 1
@
PPG Paints Arena
PITPIT
7-10-2
W1 · L10: 4-5-1
W
L
W
L
L
L
OT
W
W
L
PUCKLAB EDGEMIN 58%

Matchup: Minnesota Wild (14-3-4) at Pittsburgh Penguins (7-10-2). PuckLab Edge: Wild, 58% (better special teams, hotter recent form, better goal differential).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
MINPIT
Scoring & Defense
3.33GF/GP3.21
2.19GA/GP3.53
+24Goal Diff−6
Analytics
50.65v5 CF%52.8
52.85v5 xGF%52.7
.915SV%.880
47.7FO %46.4
Special Teams & Discipline
27.4PP%21.1
79.7PK%78.8
8.4PIM / GP6.5
Record Splits
9-3-2Road / Home4-3-1

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
MIN

MIN Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Kirill KaprizovL211718350.8155.7Quinn HughesD21622280.2756.4Matt BoldyL211011210.9257.0Joel Eriksson EkC21611171.2258.1Maxim ShabanovR2085130.6747.9
PIT

PIT Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Erik KarlssonD19316190.3050.5Evgeni MalkinC17611170.8555.8Tommy NovakC1977140.9053.6Sidney CrosbyC1967130.8252.6Rickard RakellR1965111.2052.1

Team Profile

MIN
Avg Age
29.7
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
196 lbs
PIT
Avg Age
28.5
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
200 lbs
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