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Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Saturday, January 9, 2027 · Grand Casino Arena

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Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday, January 9, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+ and SCRIPPS.

This is the third of 4 meetings this season. Predators 0, Wild 1 so far; the last game finished MIN 3, NSH 1.

Rest and travel

Predators

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

  1. 302026-12-30: no game
  2. 312026-12-31: no game
  3. 12027-01-01: vs FLA
  4. 22027-01-02: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 32027-01-03: no game
  6. 42027-01-04: no game
  7. 52027-01-05: vs EDM
  8. 62027-01-06: no game
  9. 72027-01-07: at WPG
  10. 82027-01-08: no game
  11. 92027-01-09: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~391 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,472 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Wild

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Anaheim and Vegas).

  1. 302026-12-30: no game
  2. 312026-12-31: no game
  3. 12027-01-01: at PIT
  4. 22027-01-02: vs STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 32027-01-03: no game
  6. 42027-01-04: no game
  7. 52027-01-05: at ANA
  8. 62027-01-06: no game
  9. 72027-01-07: at VGK
  10. 82027-01-08: no game
  11. 92027-01-09: vs NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,305 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,046 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

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35
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.

NSHMIN

Settled lines

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

NSH 43% (most shuffled)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

NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NSH 48.7s (14th 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

NSH 30% (15th most often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series