Minnesota Wild Notes:
SERIES NOTES
UPCOMING WILD GAMES
GAME BROADCASTS
OTTAWA SENATORS
All-Time Wild Record: 13-10-4 (7-5-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 6-5-2 at Ottawa)
2021-22: Minnesota went 1-1-0 against Ottawa…The Wild earned a 5-4 overtime victory at Xcel Energy Center (11/2) and lost 4-3 at Canadian Tire
Centre (2/22)…LW Kevin Fiala led the Wild with four points (1-3=4)…LW Marcus Foligno (2-0=2), LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-1=2), D Jon Merrill (1- 1=2) and D Jared Spurgeon (1-1=2) tallied two points each…G Cam Talbot went 1-1-0 with a 3.97 GAA and a .871 SV% in two starts…Thomas Chabot led the Senators with three points (2-1=3)…RW Drake Batherson (1-1=2), D Michael Del Zotto (0-2=2), C Josh Norris (1-1=2), Tim Stutzle (1-1=2) and LW Chris Tierney (1-1=2) recorded two points each…G Filip Gustavsson made 38 saves in the first meeting…G Anton Forsberg made 40 saves in
the second contest.
WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 14 points (5-9=14) in 16 matches vs. Ottawa…D Alex Goligoski has 13 points (2-11=13) in 22 contests…D Matt Dumba owns 10 points (6-4=10) in 13 games…Spurgeon has nine points (4-5=9) in 15 contests.
WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 19-10-2 with a 3.17 GAA, a .899 SV% and one shutout in 36 career games (34 starts) against Ottawa…G Filip Gustavsson has not faced the Senators.
SENATORS LEADERS: RW Claude Giroux leads Ottawa with 11 points (4-7=11) in 17 games against the Wild…Chabot owns four points (3-1=4) in seven games…D Travis Harmonic has four points (2-2=4) in 19 contests.
SENATORS GOALIES: Forsberg is 1-2-0 with a 2.36 GAA and a .931 SV% in three career starts against Minnesota…Talbot is 7-7-1 with a 2.28 GAA and a .929 SV% in 15 starts…G Magnus Hellberg has not faced Minnesota.
CONNECTIONS: Gustavsson went 10-13-3 with a 3.12 GAA and a .905 SV% in 27 games in two seasons with Ottawa (2020-22)…Talbot went 81-51-20 with a 2.60 GAA, a .913 SV% and five shutouts in 82 games with the Wild (2020-22).
FAST FACTS: Minnesota has earned points in 13 of its last 17 contests against Ottawa (11-4-2) dating back to Oct. 11, 2011…The Wild is on a five-game point streak at Canadian Tire Centre (4-0-1) and is 5-1-2 in its last eight games in Ottawa…The Wild has won six of its last eight meetings at Xcel Energy Center (6-2-0).
INJURIES
Jordan Greenway: upper body
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
October 16 – 25, 2022
10/22/22 Assigned D Andrej Sustr to Iowa
10/21/22 Recalled F Mason Shaw from Iowa, assigned
F Vladislav Firstov to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)
10/19/22 Signed F Michael Milne to a three-year, entry-level contract
10/16/22 Recalled F Mason Shaw from Iowa
WE’RE HEADED TO OVERTIME
• Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Minnesota leads the NHL with 17 overtime victories.
• During the 2021-22 season, the Wild ranked second in the NHL with a franchise record 11 overtime wins and ranked tied for second with five shootout wins.
• Minnesota went 16-7 in 23 extra session games during the 2021-22 season – its most extra session contests since 23 in 2013-14. The 16 extra session wins are the second-most in team history (17 in 2006-07).
GOALS, GOALS, GOALS
• Minnesota has scored three-plus goals in 28 of its last 30 regular-season contests, including all six games this season and 22 of the last 24 games of the 2021-22 campaign.
• Dating dating back to March 16, 2022, the Wild have posted a +26 goal differential in regular-season games, tied for the third-best mark in the NHL during that span.
• Mats Zuccarello (4-6=10) is tied for seventh in the NHL in scoring this season.
• Zuccarello recorded a point in each of the first five games to start the 2022-23 campaign. Only four other skaters in Wild history have posted such a streak to open a season:
• The Wild’s 3.67 goals per game average is currently tied for the fifth-best mark in the NHL.
• The Wild ranked fifth in the NHL in goals/game last season (3.72), netting three-plus goals in 66-of-82 games.
• Minnesota scored a franchise record 305 goals last season (not including shootout goals).
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• The Wild went 13-7-4 in its last 24 road games of the 2021-22 season, including a season-high six game point streak (5-0-1) from Jan. 6-Feb. 2.
• Minnesota went 22-14-5 on the road last season, reaching 20-plus road wins in a season for the fifth time in franchise history.
• Minnesota’s 49 road points in 2021-22 ranked third in franchise history:
• The Wild scored three-plus goals and has held opponents to two goals or less in 15 of its 21 road wins during the 2021-22 season.
ON THE POWER PLAY
• Through six games the Wild has converted eight of its 25 powerplay opportunities (32.0 pct.), currently the fourth-best rate in the league.
• Minnesota’s eight power play goals also ranks second in the NHL, trailing only Colorado (nine).
• Minnesota recorded a power-play goal in each of its first five games of the 2022-23 season, the franchise’s longest powerplay goal streak to open a season since a franchise-best six-game streak in 2010-11.
Ottawa Senators Notes:
LAST GAME: Oct. 24, 4-2 win vs. Dallas: Ottawa scored three third period goals to hand Dallas their first regulation time loss of the season and start a campaign 4-0-0 at home for the first time since 2005-06 with a 4-2 win at Canadian Tire Centre. It was the Senators’ fourth consecutive victory over the Stars. After being named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week earlier in the day, Tkachuk had his fourth consecutive multi-point game (one goal, one assist) – one short of the franchise record. The home side also realized markers from Chabot, Pinto (who became the first Senators rookie skater to score in at least five consecutive contests) and Brassard (who found the back of the net for Ottawa for the first time in 1,705 days – the fourth longest stretch in club history). Kiviranta and Johnston replied for Dallas. Hellberg earned his first win with the Senators (and became the first goalie in NHL history to record his first three wins with three different teams) by way of turning aside 29 shots while Wedgewood took the loss for Dallas in making 28 saves. Scratches: Gambrell, Zaitsev; Injuries: Forsberg, Norris, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 32, DAL – 31; PP: OTT – 1-4, DAL – 0-3.
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa opens a two-game road trip at Florida on Saturday at 4 p.m. The contest will mark the first of three regular-season meetings and the first of two matchups at FLA Live Arena.
INJURY REPORT: C Norris and G Talbot are on IR and will not oppose the Wild this evening. G Forsberg missed Monday evening’s game with a lower-body injury. Total man-games lost: 8.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned G Mandolese to Belleville on Oct. 25.
OTTAWA vs. MINNESOTA – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Oct. 27 @ Ottawa, Dec. 18 @ Minnesota
2021-22 (1-0-1): 11/2/21 @ Minnesota (5-4 OT loss), 2/22/22 @ Ottawa (4-3 win)
Series record: Overall: 13-10-1-3; Home: 7-5-0-1; Away: 6-5-1-2
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 2/22/22 (4-3); @ Minnesota: 3/31/16 (3-2)
Last Minnesota win: @ Ottawa: 10/14/19 (2-0); @ Minnesota: 11/2/21 (5-4 OT)
Last OT result: 11/2/21 (5-4 OT loss) @ Minnesota
Last shootout: 10/11/11 (4-3 SO win) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (1/16/06, 6-1 win); Allowed: 7, (11/29/19, 7-2 loss); Both teams: 10, (2x, Last: 11/21/18, 6-4 loss)
Last Game: 2/22/22, 4-3 win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Chabot (x2), Tkachuk, Stützle; MIN Goals: Fiala, Spurgeon, Merrill; OTT Scratches: Mete, Murray; OTT Injuries: Batherson, Gambrell, Norris, Pinto, Sabourin, White; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; MIN Goalie: Talbot; OTT PP: 1-4; MIN PP: 0-3; Shots: 34-43. Career vs. Minnesota: Brassard leads all players in career games played (38), in assists (14), in points (19) and is tied with DeBrincat in goals (five); Watson leads in penalty minutes (19) against Minnesota.
SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 59-69-11 all-time record (4-2-0 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and will wear the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (0-0-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-75-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-55-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.
HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 4-0-0 at home this season … Shane Pinto and Brady Tkachuk are the Senators leaders with four goals at home while Batherson, Stützle and Tkachuk maintain the club lead with five assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through four home games, Tkachuk leads the team with nine points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.
ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 0-2-0 on the road this season … Claude Giroux, Shane Pinto and Tkachuk lead with one goal on the road this season while six players rank first with one assist while the Senators serve as visitors … Through two road games this season, Giroux maintains the club lead with two points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.
FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,008-984-115-176 over 2,283 games … The Senators are 552-435-60-97 through 1,144 all-time home games and 456-549-55-79 through 1,139 all-time road games.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will do so for the first time on Dec. 2 when the team visits the N.Y. Rangers ahead of welcoming San Jose to Canadian Tire Centre the following evening … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (0-0-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (0-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are five for 20 (25.0%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Batherson leads with two power-play goals while Tkachuk maintains the club lead with four points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals once in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.
