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Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Saturday, February 13, 2027 · UBS Arena

MINNHL · Wild+ · MSGSN

Game preview

The Minnesota Wild visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Saturday, February 13, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+ and MSGSN.

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

Rest and travel

Wild

Game 2 of a road trip: Carolina, now NY Islanders.

  1. 32027-02-03: no game
  2. 42027-02-04: no game
  3. 52027-02-05: no game
  4. 62027-02-06: no game
  5. 72027-02-07: no game
  6. 82027-02-08: no game
  7. 92027-02-09: no game
  8. 102027-02-10: no game
  9. 112027-02-11: at CAR
  10. 122027-02-12: no game
  11. 132027-02-13: at NYI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~434 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,417 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Islanders

First home game after a 6-game road trip (Pittsburgh, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Florida, Buffalo and NY Rangers).

  1. 32027-02-03: at BUF
  2. 42027-02-04: no game
  3. 52027-02-05: no game
  4. 62027-02-06: no game
  5. 72027-02-07: no game
  6. 82027-02-08: no game
  7. 92027-02-09: no game
  8. 102027-02-10: no game
  9. 112027-02-11: no game
  10. 122027-02-12: at NYR
  11. 132027-02-13: vs MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~14 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,885 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.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

  1. 10:44 together at 5v5
  2. 8:29 together at 5v5
  3. 6:33 together at 5v5
  4. 5:23 together at 5v5
  1. 13:56 together at 5v5
  2. 12:01 together at 5v5
  3. 8:45 together at 5v5

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MINNYI

Settled lines

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

MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)NYI 68% (15th 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)NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MIN 53.8s (longest)NYI 48.2s (15th 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)NYI 33% (11th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series