Game Preview: Wild at Flyers

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. -- The Minnesota Wild took the midnight train North to Philly last night, following a 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals last night.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Saturday, October 18th at 6:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Xfinity Mobile Arena (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• Watch: FanDuel Sports North
• Listen: KFAN
• Gamecenter: Wild at Flyers

Wild Record: 2-3-0

Capitals Record: 1-2-1

2024-25 Series Record: 1-1-0

All-Time Wild Record: 13-17-4 (5-12-1 at Philadelphia)

Last Time Out

Last Season on Wild vs. Flyers

Minnesota went 1-1-0 against the Flyers. Philadelphia won the series-opening game, 7-5, at Xfinity Mobile Arena (10/26), and the Wild earned a 4-1 win in the series finale in Saint Paul (12/14).

LW Kirill Kaprizov led Minnesota with four points (2-2=4). LW Marcus Foligno had three points (2-1=3). LW Matt Boldy (1-0=1), C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-0=1), D Brock Faber (1-0=1) and C Marco Rossi (1-0=1) all scored a goal. G Filip Gustavsson stopped 16-of-22 shots faced in the first meeting. G Marc-André Fleury stopped 21-of-22 shots faced to earn a win in the second game.

C Sean Couturier (3-2=5) and LW Travis Konecny (1-4=5) led Philadelphia with five points each. G Samuel Ersson went 1-1-0 with a 4.09 GAA and a .830 SV% in two starts.

Wild Leaders Against Flyers

• LW Marcus Johansson (8-13=21, in 43 games) and RW Mats Zuccarello (5-16=21, in 35 games) lead Minnesota with 21 career points against Philadelphia
• RW Vladimir Tarasenko owns 18 points (7-11=18) in 22 games
• Foligno has 12 points (6-6=12) in 27 games
• Boldy has 10 points (7-3=10) in seven games

Flyers Leaders Against Wild

• Couturier leads Philadelphia with 15 points (9-6=15) in 18 career games against Minnesota
• Konecny has 10 points (3-7=10) in 13 games
• D Travis Sanheim has nine points (2-7=9) in 13 games
• C Christian Dvorak (2-6=8, in 25 games) and D Rasmus Ristolainen (4-4=8, in 17 games) have eight points each

Connections

• Minnesota Goaltending Coach Frederic Chabot went 0-1-1 in four games with the Flyers in the 1993-94 season
• C Ryan Hartman skated in 19 games with Philadelphia during the 2018-19 season
• Flyers Vice President & Assistant General Manager Brent Flahr served as Wild Assistant General Manager (2009-18) before joining Philadelphia
• LW Noah Cates is from Stillwater and played four seasons at the University of Minnesota Duluth (2018-22)
• LW Nicolas Deslauriers recorded three points (3-0=2) in 20 games with the Wild (2021-22)
• RW Bobby Brink is from Minnetonka
• D Nick Seeler is from Eden Prairie and was selected by the Wild in the fifth round (131st overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft, collecting 11 points (2-9=11) in 99 games with Minnesota (2017-20)

Fast Facts

• Minnesota has posted back-to-back shutouts twice against Philadelphia (last, 11/11-11/14/17)
• The first time was Feb. 10-12, 2003, which also marked the first back-to-back shutouts in team history
• The Wild has shutout the Flyers five times in the 33 all-time meetings – tied for its second-most shutouts against an Eastern Conference team

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