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Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Saturday, December 26, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

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MINNHL · Wild+ · SNW

Game preview

The Winnipeg Jets visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday, December 26, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+ and SNW.

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

Rest and travel

Jets

Game 2 of a road trip: Nashville, now Minnesota.

  1. 162026-12-16: no game
  2. 172026-12-17: no game
  3. 182026-12-18: no game
  4. 192026-12-19: vs DAL
  5. 202026-12-20: vs DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 212026-12-21: no game
  7. 222026-12-22: at NSH
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: at MIN
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~691 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,772 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Wild

Another game at home.

  1. 162026-12-16: no game
  2. 172026-12-17: no game
  3. 182026-12-18: vs ANA
  4. 192026-12-19: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 202026-12-20: no game
  6. 212026-12-21: no game
  7. 222026-12-22: vs LAK
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: vs WPG
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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

Winnipeg JetsJetsTue, Oct 13 vs MIN
  1. L1Connor#81Scheifele#55Perfetti#91
    11:17 together at 5v5
  2. L2Iafallo#9Lowry#17Rosen#27
    11:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewVilardi#13Björck#61Niederreiter#62
    11:00 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKoepke#45Namestnikov#7Barron#36
    8:43 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamberg#54Pionk#4
    12:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDeMelo#2Ferraro#38
    11:16 together at 5v5
  3. D3Fleury#24Bauer#77
    10:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connor LScheifele CVilardi CPerfetti CPionk D1:36

Penalty kill

  1. 1Connor LIafallo LDeMelo DFerraro D0:43
  2. 2Lowry CBarron CDeMelo DSamberg D0:42
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37

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