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Minnesota Wild vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Friday, January 1, 2027 · PPG Paints Arena

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Game preview

The Minnesota Wild visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Friday, January 1, 2027, with puck drop at 6:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+, SN and TVAS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Wild

First game of a road trip.

  1. 222026-12-22: vs LAK
  2. 232026-12-23: no game
  3. 242026-12-24: no game
  4. 252026-12-25: no game
  5. 262026-12-26: vs WPG
  6. 272026-12-27: no game
  7. 282026-12-28: vs VGK
  8. 292026-12-29: no game
  9. 302026-12-30: no game
  10. 312026-12-31: no game
  11. 12027-01-01: at PIT
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~734 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~734 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Penguins

Back home after a game in Ottawa.

  1. 222026-12-22: vs BUF
  2. 232026-12-23: no game
  3. 242026-12-24: no game
  4. 252026-12-25: no game
  5. 262026-12-26: at CAR
  6. 272026-12-27: no game
  7. 282026-12-28: no game
  8. 292026-12-29: vs CAR
  9. 302026-12-30: no game
  10. 312026-12-31: at OTT
  11. 12027-01-01: vs MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~394 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~787 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

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
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MINPIT

Settled lines

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

MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

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

MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MIN 53.8s (longest)PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

MIN 44% (most often)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series