MIN 3–4 NYI Final / OT · L
Wild/Schedule/Recap Sat, Jan 10, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 26-11-9
3–4
Final / OTL
New York Islanders
NYI · 25-15-5
1ST2ND3RDOTT MIN 2111801700336 NYI 172110812428 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
MIN 26-11-9 · NYI 25-15-5 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Wild fell to the Islanders

The Wild created the better chances (4.3 to 2.3 expected goals) — and lost it in overtime on Holmstrom's goal. Ilya Sorokin stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Wild created the better chances: 4.3 expected goals to 2.3, on 36 and 27 shots on goal.

MIN 4.3 xG · 36 shots NYI 2.3 xG · 27 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 1.3 · 0.3
2nd 1.3 · 1.2
3rd · the swing 1.7 · 0.6
OT 0.0 · 0.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 77.
MIN 77%NYI 23%

Goals and penalties

7 goals · 7 penalties
← Wild shoot this way Islanders shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
02:51 Ben Jones
Brock Faber, Quinn Hughes · tip in shot, a good chance (11%)
1–0
2
Unassisted
1–1
PEN
09:23 Maxim Tsyplakov· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:58 Ryan Hartman· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
13:28 Calum Ritchie· Boarding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
14:59 Scott Mayfield· Slashing
Boldy scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
15:25 Matt Boldy PP
Quinn Hughes, Mats Zuccarello · Power play (Mayfield, slashing) · slap shot, a good chance (17%)
2–1
2nd period
4
Tony DeAngelo · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
2–2
PEN
04:56 Jake Middleton· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
5
Daemon Hunt, Quinn Hughes · snap shot, a good chance (10%)
3–2
PEN
13:25 Danila Yurov· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:18 Tony DeAngelo· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
6
19:34 Casey Cizikas SH
Simon Holmstrom · backhand shot, a great chance (39%)
3–3
3rd period
No goals or penalties.
Overtime
7
01:34 Simon Holmstrom GWG
Tony DeAngelo, Jonathan Drouin · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
3–4
Goaltending
−0.7
vs expected
24/27 saves · 3 GA · 2.3 xGA Allowed 0.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+1.3
vs expected
33/36 saves · 3 GA · 4.3 xGA Stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team MINNYI
Shots on goal
36
27
Expected goals
4.3
2.3
Hits
18
15
Blocks
11
15
Faceoffs
42%
58%
Power play
1/4
0/3
Penalty minutes
6
8
The Wild went 1-for-4 on the power play and killed all 3 Islanders power plays.