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The Detroit Red Wings face the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minn.
How to watch: Here are your best options to watch the game if you don’t already have cable:
Here’s what you need to know:
What: NHL regular season
Who: Red Wings vs. Wild
When: Jan. 22, 2026 (1/22/26)
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
Where: Grand Casino Arena
TV: ESPN
Live stream: DIRECTV (free trial), FuboTV (free trial)
Here’s a preview capsule via the Associated Press:
Detroit Red Wings (31-16-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (28-14-9, in the Central Division)
Saint Paul, Minnesota; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wild -153, Red Wings +128; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild host the Detroit Red Wings after Vladimir Tarasenko’s two-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens in the Wild’s 4-3 loss.
Minnesota has a 13-6-6 record in home games and a 28-14-9 record overall. The Wild have scored 161 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 10th in the league.
Detroit is 31-16-4 overall and 13-8-3 on the road. The Red Wings have gone 26-3-3 in games they score three or more goals.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kirill Kaprizov has 25 goals and 34 assists for the Wild. Ryan Hartman has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
Dylan Larkin has 25 goals and 21 assists for the Red Wings. Alex DeBrincat has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wild: 4-4-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.7 assists, three penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.
Red Wings: 7-2-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.1 assists, 2.9 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Joey Chandler is a sports commerce reporter for NJ.com. She's earned Associated Press Sports Editors honors and won first-place writing awards for features, columns and breaking news in Ohio, Alabama and North…
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