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Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

MINNHL · Wild+ · SN

Game preview

The Winnipeg Jets visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday, December 12, 2026, with puck drop at 3:30 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+ and SN.

This is the second of 4 meetings this season. Jets 1, Wild 0 so far; the last game finished MIN 2, WPG 5.

Rest and travel

Jets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 22026-12-02: at UTA
  2. 32026-12-03: no game
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: at VGK
  5. 62026-12-06: at ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: vs PHI
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: vs CHI
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~391 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~391 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Wild

Back home after a game in Columbus.

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: at LAK
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: vs PHI
  5. 62026-12-06: no game
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: vs EDM
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: at CBJ
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: vs WPG
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~618 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,235 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

  1. 11:17 together at 5v5
  2. 11:14 together at 5v5
  3. 11:00 together at 5v5
  4. 8:43 together at 5v5
  1. 12:47 together at 5v5
  2. 11:16 together at 5v5
  3. 10:38 together at 5v5

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

WPGMIN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

WPG 76% (4th most settled)MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

WPG 1:35 left (7th latest · 20 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WPG 48.8s (12th longest)MIN 53.8s (longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

WPG 27% (9th least often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series