Preview: Wild vs. Red Wings

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Wild returns to home ice tonight for the first time since before the 4 Nations Face-Off Tournament. Minnesota comes home ice after a successful trip to Detroit, where the Wild reclaimed the win in overtime after trailing 1-3 at the start of the third period. Tonight the two teams meet again, Minnesota hoping to walk away with the season series sweep.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Tuesday, February 25th at 7:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
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Wild Record: 34-19-4, 72 points, 3rd in Central Division

Red Wings Record: 29-22-6, 64 points, 4th in Atlantic Division

2024-25 Series Record: 1-0-0

All-Time Wild Record: 26-30-12 (14-10-9 at Xcel Energy Center)

This Season on Wild vs. Wings

Minnesota won the series-opening game, 4-3, in overtime at Little Caesars Arena (2/22).

LW Matt Boldy (1-1=2), LW Marcus Johansson (0- 2=2) and C Marco Rossi (1-1=2) led the Wild with two points each. G Marc-André Fleury saved 27-of-30 shots faced to earn the victory for Minnesota.

RWAlex DeBrincat (1-1=2), C Dylan Larkin (1-1=2) and LW Lucas Raymond (1-1=2) each recorded multi-point games for the Red Wings. G Cam Talbot stopped 35-of-39 shots faced for Detroit.

Wild Leaders Against Red Wings

• Johansson leads Minnesota with 20 points (6-14=20) in 32 career games against Detroit
• RW Mats Zuccarello owns 18 points (6- 12=18) in 24 games
• C Joel Eriksson Ek owns 10 points (4-7=11) in 13 matches
• LW Kirill Kaprizov has nine points (5-4=9) in six games

Wings Leaders Against Wild

• RW Patrick Kane leads the Red Wings with 55 career points (25-30=55) in 59 career games against the Wild
• RW Vladimir Tarasenko has 31 points (13-18=31) in 36 games
• LW J.T. Compher has 17 points (7-10=17) in 29 games
• Larkin owns 15 points (5-12=17) in 16 contests

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On the Mend

Kirill Kaprizov: lower-body injury (seven games missed)

Jakub Lauko: lower-body injury (three games missed)

Connections

• D Jon Merrill collected five assists in 36 games with the Red Wings in 2020-21 and played three seasons (2010-13) at the University of Michigan
• Detroit Head Coach Todd McLellan served as Head Coach for the IHL’s Cleveland Lumberjacks for one season (2000-01) and Head Coach for the AHL’s Houston Aeros for four seasons (2001-05) when each team served as the Wild’s primary minor league affiliate
• Red Wings Assistant Coach Alex Tanguay spent two seasons as an Assistant Coach for the Iowa Wild (2019- 21)
• D Justin Holl hails from Tonka Bay and played four seasons at the University of Minnesota (2010-14)
• Lyon is from Baudette
• Talbot posted a record of 51-20-9 with a 2.71 GAA, a .913 SV% and five shutouts in 82 games (81 starts) over two seasons with Minnesota (2020-22)

Fast Facts

• Minnesota is 8-2-0 in its last 10 games against Detroit (since 2/22/19), outscoring the Red Wings 32-27
• The Wild has earned a point in eight of its last 11 games in Detroit (6-3-2)
• Minnesota has earned a point in 17 of the last 20 meetings at Xcel Energy Center (11-3-6) and is 7-1-0 in the last eight games played in Saint Paul

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