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Detroit Red Wings vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Thursday, January 21, 2027 · Grand Casino Arena

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Minnesota WildMinnesotaWildHome

ESPN · SN+

Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday, January 21, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN and SN+.

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

Rest and travel

Red Wings

First game of a road trip.

  1. 112027-01-11: no game
  2. 122027-01-12: no game
  3. 132027-01-13: at UTA
  4. 142027-01-14: no game
  5. 152027-01-15: no game
  6. 162027-01-16: at CHI
  7. 172027-01-17: vs MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 182027-01-18: no game
  9. 192027-01-19: vs ANA
  10. 202027-01-20: no game
  11. 212027-01-21: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~533 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~533 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Wild

First home game after a 3-game road trip (St. Louis, Detroit and Winnipeg).

  1. 112027-01-11: no game
  2. 122027-01-12: no game
  3. 132027-01-13: no game
  4. 142027-01-14: vs FLA
  5. 152027-01-15: no game
  6. 162027-01-16: at STL
  7. 172027-01-17: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 182027-01-18: no game
  9. 192027-01-19: at WPG
  10. 202027-01-20: no game
  11. 212027-01-21: vs DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~391 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,156 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

Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20
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.

DETMIN

Settled lines

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

DET 66% (14th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DET 47.4s (10th shortest)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

DET 28% (13th least often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series