Preview: Wild at Coyotes

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Minnesota Wild heads west to play the Arizona Coyotes tonight before facing the Colorado Avalanche the next night after the trade deadline.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Thursday, March 7 at 8:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Mullett Arena (Scottsdale, Arizona)
• Watch: Bally Sports North Extra
• Listen: KFAN 100.3 FM
• Gamecenter: Wild at Coyotes

Wild Record: 29-27-6, 64 points, 6th in Central Division

Coyotes Record: 25-32-5, 55 points, 7th in Central Division

2023-24 Series Record: 1-1-0

Wild vs. Yotes All-Time Record: 48-28-9 (24-15-4 at Arizona)

Last Time Out

The Wild defeated the San Jose Sharks, 4-3, on Sunday (3/3) at Xcel Energy Center. F Kirill Kaprizov (3-0=3) led Minnesota with three goals, his fifth career hat trick and third of the season. F Matt Boldy (0-2=2) had two assists in the game and F Freddy Gaudreau (1-0=1) scored on the power play. G Filip Gustavsson stopped 12-of-15 shots (.800 SV%) in net for the Wild.

The Coyotes fell to the Chicago Blackhawks, 5-2, at home on Tuesday (3/5). Forwards Nick Bjugstad (1-0=1) and Michael Carcone (1-0=1) scored for Arizona. D Matt Dumba recorded the only assist for the Coyotes in the game. G Connor Ingram saved 27-of-31 shots (.871 SV%).

Previously on Wild vs. Coyotes

The Wild took down the Coyotes, 3-1, at Mullett Arena on Valentine's Day.

F Joel Eriksson Ek (1-1=2) and Boldy (1-1=2) each tallied a goal and an assist. D Jonas Brodin (1-0=1) also scored for Minnesota. G Marc-Andre Fleury made 25-of-26 saves for a .962 SV%.

F Logan Cooley (1-0=1) was the only goal-scorer for Arizona. He was assisted by F Jack McBain (0-1=1) and D Juuso Valimaki (0-1=1). Ingram made 28-of-30 saves (.933 SV%) before leaving after the second period with injury. G Karel Vejmelka stopped 12-of-13 shots faced (.923 SV%) in relief.

Players to Watch

• Kaprizov (29-37=66) has recorded 42 points (21-21=42) in his last 27 games played, six points (5-1=6) in his last five games, leads Minnesota in points and goals and is second on team in assists
  • Reached 300 career points (143-157=300) vs. the Sharks (3/3), becoming the fastest player in franchise history and the fifth fastest active NHL player to reach the milestone
• Zuccarello (11-39=50) has tallied four assists in his last five games, leads the Wild in assists and is third in points
• Boldy (23-26=49) has 16 points (7-9=16) in his last 13 games and is third on the team in goals, fourth in points and fifth in assists
• F Matias Maccelli (11-33=44) owns six points (1-5=6) in his last five games, leads Arizona in assists and is second in points
• F Clayton Keller (22-30=52) leads the Coyotes in goals and points and is second in assists

Recent Transactions

The Minnesota Wild signed D Zach Bogosian to a two-year extension through the 2025-26 season (3/6).

To view more recent transactions, visit wild.com/transactions.

To view Minnesota's full Injury Report, visit wild.com/injury.

Connections

•  D Alex Goligoski collected 152 points (28-124=152) in 362 games during five seasons with the Coyotes (2016-21)
• Bjugstad is a Minneapolis native and played three seasons at the University of Minnesota (2010-13)
  • He tallied 30 points (13-17=30) in 101 games in two seasons with the Wild (2020-22)
• F Travis Boyd is from Hopkins and played four seasons at the University of Minnesota (2011-15)
• Cooley played one season at the Universoty of Minnesota (2022-23)
• Dumba was selected seventh overall by the Wild in the 2012 NHL Draft and collcted 236 points (79-157=236), 399 PIM and a plus-29 rating in 598 games over a span of 10 seasons (2013-2023)
• McBain was selected by the Wild in the third round (63rd overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft
• F Jason Zucker was selected by Minnesota in the second round (59th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft and collected 243 points (132-111=243) in 456 games in nine seasons (201120) with the Wild

Fast Facts

• Minnesota’s 48 all-time wins against Arizona are fifth-most against an opponent
• The Wild is 12-4-1 against the Coyotes since the start of the 2020 season
• Minnesota is 28-8-4 in its last 40 meetings against Arizona, including a 12-game point streak (9-0-3, 1/9/14-2/8/18) - the longest point streak in franchise history vs. an opponent
• Minnesota is 11-4-2 in the last 17 games at Arizona

Game Notes

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