Preview: Wild at Kraken

SEATTLE, Wash. -- The Minnesota Wild heads south from Edmonton tonight to challenge Seattle after defeating the Oilers at Rogers Place last night, 4-2.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Saturday, February 24 at 9:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle, Washington)
• Watch: Bally Sports North
• Listen: KFAN 100.3 FM
• Gamecenter: Wild at Kraken

Wild Record: 27-24-6, 60 points, 6th in Central Division

Kraken Record: 24-21-11, 59 points, T-5th in Pacific Division

2023-24 Series Record: 1-0-0

Wild vs. Kraken All-Time Record: 5-2-0 (3-1-0 at Seattle)

Last Time Out

The Minnesota Wild triumphed over Edmonton, 4-2, last night. F Matt Boldy (2-0=2) netted two goals, and D Jonas Brodin (1-0=1) and F Mats Zuccarello (1-0=1) each scored one. G Filip Gustavsson stopped 41-of-43 (.953 SV%) shots faced in the win.

The Kraken tallied a win over Vancouver on Thursday night, 5-2. F Jordan Eberle (2-1=3) scored two goals, while D Vince Dunn (1-0=0) and D Justin Schultz (1-1=2) each scored one goal. F Jared McCann (1-3=4) scored one goal and tallied a hat-trick of assists in the match. G Philipp Grubauer made 19-of-21 saves (.905 SV%).

Previously on Wild vs. Oilers

Minnesota won the series-opening game, 3-0, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle (12/10). Boldy (1-0=1), F Marco Rossi (1-0=1) and F Joel Eriksson Ek (1-0=1) scored for the Wild. Gustavsson saved all 24 shots faced to earn the shutout win for Minnesota.

G Joey Daccord stopped 23-of-25 shots faced for the Kraken.

Players to Watch

• F Kirill Kaprizov (1-6=7 in six games) and F Ryan Hartman (3-4=7 in five games) lead Minnesota with seven career points each against Seattle
• Eriksson Ek owns six points (3-3=6) in seven games
• Boldy has five points (4-1=5) in five games
• F Marcus Johansson (1-3=4 in four games) and Zuccarello (2-2=4 in six games) each have four points
• FJaden Schwartz leads the Kraken with 28 points (14-14=28) in 41 career contests vs. Minnesota
• Eberle has 23 points (7-16=23) in 38 games
• F Andre Burakovsky owns 16 points (4-12=16) in 25 contests
• F Tomas Tatar (7-3=10 in 19 games) and F Alex Wennberg (5-5=10 in 18 games) each own 10 points against Minnesota

Recent Transactions

The Minnesota Wild signed F Mason Shaw to a one-year, two-way contract for the remainder of the 2023-24 season and assigned F Adam Beckman to Iowa (2/15). 

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

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

Connections

• Johansson recorded 23 points (6-17=23) in 51 games with Seattle in 2021-22
• D Will Borgen hails from Moorhead and skated in four seasons at St. Cloud State University (2015-18)
• Kraken television analyst J.T. Brown recorded eight points (3-5=8) in 56 games with Minnesota in 2018-19

Fast Facts

• Minnesota is 5-1-0 in its last six games against Seattle, outscoring the Kraken 19-10

Game Notes

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