DETROIT, Mich. — The Wild hits the ice today for the first time in two weeks, following the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. The Wild held stake in two of the four nations, sending five players to the tournament: LW Matt Boldy and D Brock Faber to Team USA and C Joel Eriksson Ek, D Jonas Brodin and G Filip Gustavsson to Team Sweden. Today, the Wild heads East to challenge the Red Wings in a midday matchup.
Wild Record: 33-19-4, 70 points, 3rd in Central Division
Red Wings Record: 28-22-5, 61 points, 5th in Atlantic Division
2023-24 Series Record: 1-1-0
All-Time Wild Record: 25-30-12 (11-20-3 at Detroit)
Minnesota went 1-1-0 against Detroit last season.
Detroit won the series-opening contest, 4-1, at Little Ceasars Arena (11/26). Minnesota earned a 6-3 win in the second meeting at Xcel Energy Center (12/27).
LW Marcus Johansson (2-1=3) and LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-2=3) led Minnesota with three points each. C Joel Eriksson Ek had two points (1-1=2). G Filip Gustavsson went 1-1-0 with a 3.04 GAA and a .880 SV% in his two starts vs. Detroit.
D Shane Gostisbehere led the Red Wings with five points (1-4=5). C J.T. Compher (0-2=2), LW Alex DeBrincat (1-1=2), LW David Perron (2-0=2) and C Dylan Larkin (1-1=2) notched two points each. G Alex Lyon saved 37-of-38 shots faced to earn a win in the first meeting. G James Reimer stopped 25-of-31 shots faced in a loss in the second meeting.
Wild players LW Matt Boldy and D Brock Faber played in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off alongside Red Wings Captain Dylan Larkin.
Larkin and Boldy connected in the first of two matches between Teams USA and Canada, with Larkin netting a goal off an assist from Boldy to give Team USA the lead for the first time in the game. Team USA would go on to defeat Team Canada 3-1 that night (2/15/25), but fall 3-2 to Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off Championchip on Thursday (2/20/25)
Reassigned F Travis Boyd and G Dylan Ferguson to Iowa
Recalled F Travis Boyd from Iowa as a practice player
Recalled F Liam Öhgren and F Devin Shore from Iowa
Recalled G Dylan Ferguson from Iowa as a practice player
Reassigned F Devin Shore to Iowa
Reassigned F Liam Ohgren to Iowa
Claimed F Vinnie Hinostroza off waivers from Nashville
Placed F Jakub Lauko on Injured Reserve
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Kirill Kaprizov: lower-body injury (six games missed)
Jakub Lauko: lower-body injury (two games missed)
For more information on today’s matchup, check out the game notes below.
