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Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Saturday, February 20, 2027 · United Center

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Game preview

The Minnesota Wild visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Saturday, February 20, 2027, with puck drop at 3:00 PM ET. The game is on ABC, SN, SN1 and TVAS.

This is the second of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Wild

First game of a road trip.

  1. 102027-02-10: no game
  2. 112027-02-11: at CAR
  3. 122027-02-12: no game
  4. 132027-02-13: at NYI
  5. 142027-02-14: no game
  6. 152027-02-15: vs OTT
  7. 162027-02-16: at DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 172027-02-17: no game
  9. 182027-02-18: vs LAK
  10. 192027-02-19: no game
  11. 202027-02-20: at CHI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~345 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~345 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

Another game at home.

  1. 102027-02-10: at SJS
  2. 112027-02-11: at ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 122027-02-12: no game
  4. 132027-02-13: at LAK
  5. 142027-02-14: no game
  6. 152027-02-15: no game
  7. 162027-02-16: no game
  8. 172027-02-17: vs STL
  9. 182027-02-18: no game
  10. 192027-02-19: no game
  11. 202027-02-20: vs MIN
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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
Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksTue, Oct 13 vs PIT
  1. L1NewBedard#98Kane#88Kantserov#80
    14:40 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewBertuzzi#59Teravainen#86Frondell#16
    9:13 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewToninato#25Donato#8Moore#11
    8:03 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreenway#12Greene#20Smith#22
    6:49 together at 5v5
  1. D1Byram#24Levshunov#55
    17:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2Cole#28Vlasic#72
    12:41 together at 5v5
  3. D3Kaiser#44Rinzel#6
    11:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bertuzzi LBedard CKane RKantserov RByram D2:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Teravainen CFrondell CCole DVlasic D1:29
  2. 2Greene CSmith RCole DVlasic D1:05

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MINCHI

Settled lines

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

MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)CHI 70% (14th 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)CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MIN 53.8s (longest)CHI 48.6s (15th 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)CHI 33% (10th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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