Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Wednesday, February 4, 2026 · Bridgestone Arena

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6–5

Final/OT

SOG 43–35

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FDSNSO · FDSNNO · FDSNWIX

Game summary

The Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 6-5 in overtime on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at Bridgestone Arena. The Wild outshot the Predators 43-35.

Matt Boldy scored a hat trick. Filip Forsberg, Steven Stamkos, Erik Haula, Luke Evangelista, Yakov Trenin, Vladimir Tarasenko, Roman Josi and Jared Spurgeon also scored.

Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves on 35 shots for the win; Juuse Saros stopped 37 of 43.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
MIN	3	1	1	1	6	43
NSH	3	1	1	0	5	35

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Matt Boldy (30)Zach Bogosian (4), Joel Eriksson Ek (25)1–001:49 MIN
Matt Boldy (31)Quinn Hughes (51), Mats Zuccarello (24)2–003:39 MIN · PPG
Filip Forsberg (24)Roman Josi (28), Jonathan Marchessault (6)2–109:26 NSH · PPG
Matt Boldy (32)Quinn Hughes (52), Brock Faber (24)Blankenburg 1:46 into shift3–112:58 MIN
Steven Stamkos (28)Filip Forsberg (23), Ryan O'Reilly (34)3–216:45 NSH · PPG
Erik Haula (9)Jonathan Marchessault (7), Nick Perbix (6)3–318:21 NSH

2nd period

Luke Evangelista (8)Steven Stamkos (15), Ryan O'Reilly (35)3–400:41 NSH
Yakov Trenin (5)Unassisted4–416:06 MIN

3rd period

Vladimir Tarasenko (15)Jake Middleton (12), Danila Yurov (14)5–415:14 MIN
Roman Josi (11)Ryan O'Reilly (36), Steven Stamkos (16)5–515:48 NSH

OT period

Jared Spurgeon (6)Matt Boldy (30), Kirill Kaprizov (38)Skjei 1:03 into shift6–504:14 MIN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:46

3–1 · 1st 12:58 · Boldy. Blankenburg was 1:46 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMIN on iceNSH on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 MIN

1st 1:49 · Boldy

Haula 0:40

NormalHaula 0:40

2–0 MIN

1st 3:39 · PP · Boldy

Skjei 0:08

Fresh legsSkjei 0:08

2–1 NSH

1st 9:26 · PP · Forsberg

Middleton 0:10

Fresh legsMiddleton 0:10

3–1 MIN

1st 12:58 · Boldy

Stuck out there: Blankenburg 1:46

Stuck out thereBlankenburg 1:46

3–2 NSH

1st 16:45 · PP · Stamkos

Boldy 0:40

NormalBoldy 0:40

3–3 NSH

1st 18:21 · Haula

Bogosian 0:55

NormalBogosian 0:55

3–4 NSH

2nd 0:41 · Evangelista

Hughes 0:41

NormalHughes 0:41

4–4 MIN

2nd 16:06 · Trenin

Skjei 0:54

NormalSkjei 0:54

5–4 MIN

3rd 15:14 · Tarasenko

McCarron 0:55

NormalMcCarron 0:55

5–5 NSH

3rd 15:48 · Josi

Kaprizov 0:34

Fresh legsKaprizov 0:34

6–5 MIN

OT 4:14 · Spurgeon

Long shift: Skjei 1:03

Long shiftSkjei 1:03

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

MINNSH

43Shots on goal35

41%Faceoff %59%

1/2Power play2/3

11Penalty minutes9

26Hits14

12Blocked shots17

16Giveaways17

2Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 03:31Steven Stamkos · tripping2 min
1st 09:16Ryan Hartman · tripping2 min
1st 13:35Adam Wilsby · fighting5 min
1st 13:35Vinnie Hinostroza · fighting5 min
1st 16:20Kirill Kaprizov · holding2 min
2nd 18:06Quinn Hughes · hooking2 min
3rd 01:19Ryan O'Reilly · high sticking2 min

Season series

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters

12Matt BoldyL	3	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	33	19:02
43Quinn HughesD	0	2	2	-1	1	0	1	2	–	28:58
13Yakov TreninC	1	0	1	+2	7	4	0	0	–	16:22
14Joel Eriksson EkC	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	43	16:57
22Danila YurovR	0	1	1	+2	1	3	1	0	25	15:14
36Mats ZuccarelloR	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	–	19:42
91Vladimir TarasenkoR	1	0	1	+2	5	1	0	0	–	15:43
97Kirill KaprizovL	0	1	1	0	5	1	1	2	–	24:43
5Jake MiddletonD	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	0	–	20:30
7Brock FaberD	0	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	–	25:55
24Zach BogosianD	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	14:33
46Jared SpurgeonD	1	0	1	+2	1	4	1	0	–	18:49
18Vinnie HinostrozaC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	–	08:09
19Tyler PitlickC	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	–	08:19
38Ryan HartmanR	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	2	39	18:54
78Nico SturmC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	71	09:27
90Marcus JohanssonL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	14:28
48Daemon HuntD	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	–	14:26

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Filip GustavssonG	W	35	30	5	.857	64:10
40Cal PetersenG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters

90Ryan O'ReillyC	0	3	3	+1	1	0	2	2	56	19:48
91Steven StamkosC	1	2	3	-1	6	2	0	2	60	20:00
9Filip ForsbergL	1	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	–	19:53
81Jonathan MarchessaultR	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	50	18:46
59Roman JosiD	1	1	2	0	8	0	1	0	–	30:59
56Erik HaulaL	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	72	18:45
77Luke EvangelistaR	1	0	1	+1	3	0	0	0	–	17:09
48Nick PerbixD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	0	–	20:57
17Tyson JostC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	10:54
36Cole SmithR	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	–	14:46
47Michael McCarronC	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	54	16:35
49Reid SchaeferL	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	06:52
58Michael BuntingL	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	–	14:30
71Matthew WoodR	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	67	09:45
37Nick BlankenburgD	0	0	0	-3	2	0	1	0	–	11:29
41Nicolas HagueD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	19:15
76Brady SkjeiD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	–	27:46
83Adam WilsbyD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	5	–	12:45

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29Justus AnnunenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
74Juuse SarosG	O	43	37	6	.860	63:54