The Minnesota Wild are 11-3-3 with 25 points from 17 games in 2026-27, 3rd of 32 in the NHL by points percentage. At five on five they have taken 55.0% of the expected goals in their games (5th of 32) and 52.2% of the shot attempts (9th of 32); counting every situation, our BlueLine xG model gives them 58.7% (3rd of 32).
Their strongest numbers so far: Goals Against / GP (1st), Talent-Adjusted xGF / GP (1st), GA / 60 (2nd) and Save % (2nd).
Where they trail the league: Rush Chances / 60 (25th).
On special teams the power play is converting 25.4% (8th of 32) and the penalty kill is stopping 80.4% (14th of 32). Their five-on-five save percentage is .932 (2nd of 32), and PDO, shooting plus save percentage, sits at 1.023.
| Stat | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Points % | 73.5% | 3rd of 32 |
| Goal Diff / GP | +1.06 | 4th of 32 |
| Goals For / GP | 3.29 | 14th of 32 |
| Goals Against / GP (lower is better) | 2.24 | 1st of 32 |
| xG% | 55.0% | 5th of 32 |
| Corsi % | 52.2% | 9th of 32 |
| High-Danger Chance % | 59.5% | 4th of 32 |
| Save % | .932 | 2nd of 32 |
| PDO | 1.023 | 7th of 32 |
| Power Play % | 25.4% | 8th of 32 |
| Penalty Kill % | 80.4% | 14th of 32 |
| BlueLine xG% | 58.7% | 3rd of 32 |
| Talent-Adjusted xGA / GP (lower is better) | 2.74 | 9th of 32 |
| Rush Chances / 60 | 4.84 | 25th of 32 |
| Rush Chances Allowed / 60 (lower is better) | 4.77 | 11th of 32 |
| D-Zone Escape % | 49.3% | 3rd of 32 |
| O-Zone Time % | 42.2% | 6th of 32 |
| Faceoff % | 49.0% | 19th of 32 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Kaprizov | L | 17 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | 17 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| Matt Boldy | L | 17 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Maxim Shabanov | R | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
In goal: Jesper Wallstedt (15 GP, .920 save percentage, +10.4 goals saved above expected) and Calvin Pickard (2 GP, .833 save percentage, -2.3 goals saved above expected).
In 2025-26 the Minnesota Wild went 46-24-12 (104 points, 7th of 32 by points percentage) with a 50.8% five-on-five expected-goals share (14th of 32). That share has climbed 9 places in the league since. Their highest-rated regulars last season were Kirill Kaprizov (98.5), Matt Boldy (96.2), Quinn Hughes (94.3), Brock Faber (91.0) and Mats Zuccarello (84.7), on our 0-100 player rating.
The Minnesota Wild carry $101.3M in cap hits against a $104M ceiling, leaving $2.66M in space. Their biggest contracts: Kirill Kaprizov ($17M, rated overpaid), Brock Faber ($8.5M, rated fair), Quinn Hughes ($7.85M, rated underpaid), Jared Spurgeon ($7.58M, rated fair) and Matt Boldy ($7M, rated underpaid). The full sheet, with each contract's value verdict, is on the Minnesota Wild cap page.
Expected goals (xG) weigh every unblocked shot by how often a shot like it, from that spot and in that situation, goes in. The five-on-five xG% is our shot model before any adjustment; BlueLine xG counts every situation, including the power play and empty nets, and adjusts for score, venue and the home rink's scorekeeping. Ranks run 1 (best) to 32 and update nightly. Compare every club on any of these stats on the team rankings, see Minnesota Wild franchise history, or read advanced stats explained.
