Game Preview: Wild at Kraken

SEATTLE, Wash. -- The Wild heads to Seattle today, ready to challenge the Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena. The Wild started out this road trip with a shutout win against the Oilers, followed by a 4-1 loss in Calgary (12/4) and a 4-2 loss in Vancouver (12/6). The loss to the Canucks marked G Jesper Wallstedt's first regulation loss of the 2025-26 season.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Monday, December 8th at 9:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle, Washington)
• Watch: FanDuel Sports Network
• Listen: KFAN
• Gamecenter: Wild at Kraken

Wild Record: 15-9-5

Kraken Record: 11-9-6

2024-25 Series Record: 2-0-1

All-Time Wild Record: 8-3-1 (5-1-0 at Seattle)

Last Time Out

Last Season on Wild vs. Kraken

Minnesota went 2-0-1 against the Kraken. Seattle won the series-opening contest, 5-4, in shootout in Saint Paul (10/12) before the Wild won the second meeting, 4-3, at Climate Pledge Arena (3/4) and the series finale 4-0 in Minnesota.

LW Matt Boldy led Minnesota with five points (3-2=5). RW Mats Zuccarello had four points (2-2=4). C Ryan Hartman (2-1=3), LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-2=3) and D Jared Spurgeon (1-2=3) all had three points. G Filip Gustavsson went 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA, a .957 SV% and one shutout in two starts. G Marc-André Fleury stopped 30-of-34 shots faced in the first meeting.

RW Jordan Eberle led Seattle with three points (2-1=3). LW Kaapo Kakko (0-2=2), RW Jared McCann (0-2=2) and D Brandon Montour (1-1=2) all had two points. G Joey Daccord went 1-1-0 with a 3.92 GAA and a .862 SV% in two starts. G Philipp Grubauer stopped 24-of-27 shots faced in his lone start.

Wild Leaders Against Kraken

• Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 14 points (5-9=14) in nine career games against Seattle
• Zuccarello (5-8=13, in 11 games) and Boldy (8-5=13, in 10 games) have 13 points each
• C Ryan Hartman owns 12 points (5-7=12) in 10 games

Kraken Leaders Against Wild

• C Jaden Schwartz leads the Kraken with 29 points (14-15=29) in 46 career contests vs. Minnesota
• Eberle has 27 points (10-17=27) in 43 games
• LW Chandler Stephenson owns 19 points (4-15=19) in 23 games
• LW Mason Marchment has 13 points (7-6=13) in 12 games

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On the Mend

Marcus Foligno: lower body (five games missed)

Vinnie Hinostroza: lower body (seven games missed)

Marco Rossi: lower body (11 games missed)

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Connections

• LW Marcus Johansson recorded 23 points (6-17=23) in 51 games with Seattle in 2021-22
• C Freddy Gaudreau recorded 134 points (56-78=134) in 307 career games with Minnesota over a span of four seasons (2021-25). Gaudreau also recorded four points (4-0=4) in 18 Stanley Cup Playoff games with Minnesota
• D Ryan Lindgren is from Burnsville and played three seasons at Shattuck St. Mary’s (2011-14) and two seasons at the University of Minnesota (2016-18)
• Kraken television analyst J.T. Brown played for Rosemount High and University of Minnesota-Duluth and recorded eight points (3-5=8) in 56 games with Minnesota in 2018-19

Fast Facts

• The Wild has earned a point in seven of the last eight meetings vs. Seattle (6-1-1)
• Minnesota has out scored the Kraken 40-28 in the all-time series

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