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Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Sunday, January 17, 2027 · Little Caesars Arena

DSN · MINNHL · Wild+ · SN+

Game preview

The Minnesota Wild visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday, January 17, 2027, with puck drop at 5:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN, MINNHL, Wild+ and SN+.

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

Rest and travel

Wild

Game 2 of a road trip: St. Louis, now Detroit.

  1. 72027-01-07: at VGK
  2. 82027-01-08: no game
  3. 92027-01-09: vs NSH
  4. 102027-01-10: no game
  5. 112027-01-11: no game
  6. 122027-01-12: no game
  7. 132027-01-13: no game
  8. 142027-01-14: vs FLA
  9. 152027-01-15: no game
  10. 162027-01-16: at STL
  11. 172027-01-17: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~454 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~915 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Red Wings

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Utah and Chicago).

  1. 72027-01-07: vs UTA
  2. 82027-01-08: no game
  3. 92027-01-09: vs BOS
  4. 102027-01-10: no game
  5. 112027-01-11: no game
  6. 122027-01-12: no game
  7. 132027-01-13: at UTA
  8. 142027-01-14: no game
  9. 152027-01-15: no game
  10. 162027-01-16: at CHI
  11. 172027-01-17: vs MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~238 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,982 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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MINDET

Settled lines

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

MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)DET 66% (14th 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

MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MIN 53.8s (longest)DET 47.4s (10th shortest)
← 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)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series