Game Preview: Wild at Islanders

ELMONT, N.Y. -- The Minnesota Wild headed north last night following the 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes on Thursday night. Tonight, the Wild takes on the Islanders in the second game of a tough East Coast back-to-back.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Friday, November 7th at 6:00 p.m. CT
• Where: UBS Arena (Elmont, New York)
• Watch: FanDuel Sports North
• Listen: KFAN
• Gamecenter: Wild at Islanders

Wild Record: 5-7-3

Islanders Record: 6-5-2

2024-25 Series Record: 2-0-0

All-Time Wild Record: 21-12-2 (9-8-0 at New York Islanders)

Last Time Out

Last Season on Wild vs. Islanders

Minnesota went 1-1-0 against the Islanders. The Wild defeated the Islanders, 6-3, in the series-opening game in Saint Paul (2/8) and the Islanders earned a 3-1 win in the series finale at UBS Arena (4/4).

LW Matt Boldy led Minnesota with three points (2-1=3). D Jared Spurgeon notched two assists (0-2=2). G Filip Gustavsson went 1-1-0 with a 3.08 GAA and a .903 SV%.

RW Maxim Tysplakov led the Islanders with three points (0- 3=3). C Brock Nelson (1-1=2), C Kyle Palmieri (1-1=2) and D Noah Dobson (1-1=2) each had two points. G Ilya Sorokin went 1-1-0 with a 3.02 GAA and a .900 SV%.

Wild Leaders Against Islanders

• LW Marcus Johansson leads Minnesota with 24 points (3- 21=24) in 42 career games against the Islanders
• RW Mats Zuccarello owns 21 points (6-15=21) in 40 matches
• RW Vladimir Tarasenko has 19 points (11-8=19) in 23 games
• C Joel Eriksson Ek (5-5=10, in 11 games) and Spurgeon (3-7=10, in 20 games) own 10 points each

Islanders Leaders Against Wild

• Palmieri leads the Islanders with 15 points (6-9=15) in 24 career games against the Wild
• C Bo Horvat owns 14 points (9-5=14) in 25 matches
• LW Anders Lee has 13 points (7-6=13) in 20 contests
• D Tony DeAngelo has 12 points (2-10=12) in 13 matches

Connections

• Minnesota President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin tallied 80 points (39-41=80) and 128 PIM in 142 games with the Islanders in two seasons (2007-09)
• Spurgeon was drafted by New York in the sixth round of the 2008 NHL Draft (156th overall)
• Minnesota Assistant Coach Jack Capuano served as Head Coach of the Islanders for parts of seven seasons (2010-17)
• Lee hails from Edina and played high school hockey at Edina and St. Thomas Academy

Fast Facts

• The Wild won seven consecutive games against the Islanders (11/7/21-2/8/25) and is 10-3-1 in the last 15 meetings overall

For more information on today's matchup, check out the game notes below.