SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Wild embarks on a two-game back-to-back road trip, beginning tonight in Salt Lake City where the Wild will challenge the Utah Hockey Club. The Wild is coming off of a close loss to the Red Wings in Saint Paul on Tuesday, falling 3-2 after defeating the Wings 4-3 in overtime in Detroit the previous Saturday. Now, the team heads West and hopes to end the season series with Utah on a win.
Wild Record: 34-20-4, 72 points, 3rd in Central Division
Utah HC Record: 26-24-9, 61 points, 5th in Central Division
2024-25 Series Record: 1-2-0
All-Time Wild Record: 1-2-0 (1-0-0 at Utah)
The Wild won the first-ever meeting between the two clubs, 5-4, in a shootout in Salt Lake City (12/10), Utah’s first shootout in franchise history. The Wild lost the second game, 2-1, in St. Paul (12/20) and the third meeting, 4-0, at Xcel Energy Center (1/23).
LW Marcus Johansson leads Minnesota with three points (1-2=3). LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-1=2) and C Marco Rossi (1-1=2) each own two points. G Filip Gustavsson owns a 1-1-0 record with a 3.88 GAA and a .852 SV% while after starting the first and third meetings. G Marc-André Fleury stopped 16-of-18 shots faced for the Wild in the second game.
RW Dylan Guenther (2-2=4) and RW Clayton Keller (3-1=4) lead Utah with four points each against the Wild this season. D Mikhail Sergachev (0-3=3) owns three points. G Karel Vejmelka is 2-0-1 with a 1.62 GAA, a .946 SV% and one shutout while starting all three games for Utah.
Minnesota was defeated by the Detroit Red Wings in Saint Paul on Tuesday night. Marco Rossi and Jakub Lauko each scored for the Wild.
DET at MIN | Recap
D Travis Dermott claimed off waivers by Edmonton Oilers
Placed D Travis Dermott on waivers
Activated F Jakub Lauko from Injured Reserve
Placed F Joel Eriksson Ek on Injured Reserve
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
To view recent transactions, visit wild.com/transactions.
Joel Eriksson Ek: lower-body injury (one game missed)
Kirill Kaprizov: lower-body injury (eight games missed)
For more information on today’s matchup, check out the game notes below.
