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New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Sunday, February 28, 2027 · Grand Casino Arena

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Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday, February 28, 2027, with puck drop at 3:30 PM ET. The game is on TNT, HBO MAX and SN.

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

Rest and travel

Devils

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

  1. 182027-02-18: at FLA
  2. 192027-02-19: no game
  3. 202027-02-20: vs BUF
  4. 212027-02-21: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 222027-02-22: no game
  6. 232027-02-23: vs CAR
  7. 242027-02-24: no game
  8. 252027-02-25: no game
  9. 262027-02-26: at CBJ
  10. 272027-02-27: no game
  11. 282027-02-28: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~618 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,086 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Wild

Back home after a game in St. Louis.

  1. 182027-02-18: vs LAK
  2. 192027-02-19: no game
  3. 202027-02-20: at CHI
  4. 212027-02-21: no game
  5. 222027-02-22: no game
  6. 232027-02-23: vs PIT
  7. 242027-02-24: no game
  8. 252027-02-25: no game
  9. 262027-02-26: no game
  10. 272027-02-27: at STL
  11. 282027-02-28: vs NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~461 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~922 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

New Jersey DevilsDevilsTue, Oct 13 at DET
  1. L1NewBratt#63Hughes#86Gritsyuk#81
    16:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewHischier#13Mercer#91Meier#28
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewRodrigues#17Noesen#11Mantha#39
    9:16 together at 5v5
  4. L4Glass#12Boqvist#70Lombardi#93
    7:45 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pesce#22Hughes#43
    21:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2Hamilton#7Siegenthaler#71
    16:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKovacevic#8Chisholm#47
    14:32 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bratt LRodrigues CHischier CHughes CHughes D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Rodrigues CHischier CHamilton DSiegenthaler D1:13
  2. 2Glass CMercer CPesce DHughes D0:33
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.

NJDMIN

Settled lines

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

NJD 72% (8th most settled)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

NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th 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

NJD 35% (5th most often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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