SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild sees yet another Saturday match, this time facing off against the Devils on home ice in Saint Paul.
Tonight, the Wild will host the final Rink Rock concert of the 2024-25 concert series. Tonight’s performance by Pirates, Guitars & Beachfront Bars will include two sets: the first set during pregame beginning one hour before puck drop and the second set during the first Intermission.
Wild Record: 41-27-5, 87 points, 4th in Central Division
Devils Record: 38-28-7, 83 points, 3rd in Metropolitan Division
2023-24 Series Record: 0-2-0
All-Time Wild Record: 12-11-8 (6-5-4 at Xcel Energy Center)
Minnesota went 0-2-0 in the season series against New Jersey. The Devils won the series-opening game, 4-3, at Prudential Center (10/29) and earned a 5-3 win in the series finale at Xcel Energy Center (11/2).
RW Matt Boldy (0-2=2), D Jonas Brodin (0-2=2), D Jake Middleton (2-0=2) and C Marco Rossi (1-1=2) all had two points. G Marc-André Fleury saved 26-of-30 shots faced in the first meeting. G Filip Gustavsson stopped 33-of-38 shots faced in the second meeting.
RW Jesper Bratt led New Jersey with seven points (3- 4=7). D Luke Hughes had three points (0-3=3). LW Jack Hughes (0-2=2) and LW Timo Meier (1-1=2) had two points each. G Vitek Vanecek went 2-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and a .898 SV% in two starts.
The Minnesota Wild defeated the Capitals in a 4-2 victory at the Xcel Energy Center. D Jon Merrill, C Freddy Gaudreau (2-0=2) and Boldy (1-1=2) scored for Minnesota, while Gustavsson saved 28-of-30 shots faced in the victory.
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Reassigned D Cameron Crotty to Iowa
Recalled D Cameron Crotty under emergency conditions from Iowa
Reassigned D Cameron Crotty and F Liam Öhgren to Iowa
Recalled D Cameron Crotty and F Liam Öhgren under emergency conditions from Iowa
Reassigned F Liam Öhgren to Iowa
To view recent transactions, visit wild.com/transactions.
Declan Chisholm: lower-body injury (two game missed)
Joel Eriksson Ek: lower-body injury (16 games missed)
Kirill Kaprizov: lower-body injury (23 games missed)
For more information on today’s matchup, check out the game notes below.

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