MIN 3–2 CHI

Final / OT · W

Wild/Schedule/Recap Sat, Sep 19, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

Minnesota Wild

MIN · 1-0-0

3–2

Final / OTW

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI · 0-0-1

1ST2ND3RDOTT MIN 114041612326 CHI 14170302216 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Wild lead the season series 1–0

MIN 1-0-0 · CHI 0-0-1 · First meeting this season — the Wild lead the season series 1–0

Wild beat the Blackhawks

The Wild earned it: 3.1 expected goals to 1.9, and they won it in overtime on 's goal.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

Video opens on NHL.com.

★ NHL first starDaemon Hunt

MIN · D · #48 0 G · 2 A · 2 P

Who had the better chances

The Wild created the better chances: 3.1 expected goals to 1.9, on 26 and 16 shots on goal.

MIN 3.1 xG · 26 shots CHI 1.9 xG · 16 shots

1st 1.2 · 0.5

2nd 0.7 · 0.8

3rd 0.9 · 0.3

OT 0.5 · 0.2

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 71.

MIN 71%CHI 29%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 9 penalties

← Wild shoot this way Blackhawks shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

04:57

Ethan Del Mastro· Interference

Killed

2 min
Minor

07:56

Rieger Lorenz

, Daemon Hunt · wrist shot, a good chance (22%)

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

12:12

Dominic Toninato

Kevin Korchinski, Gavin Hayes · wrist shot, a good chance (15%)

1–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

15:35

Martin Misiak· Slashing

Killed

2 min
Minor

2nd period

PEN

00:26

Daemon Hunt· Delaying game puck over glass

Killed

2 min
Minor

04:19

Dillon Boucher

Connor Mylymok, Sacha Boisvert · wrist shot, a good chance (23%)

1–2 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

06:17

Connor Mylymok· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

06:56

Daemon Hunt· High-sticking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

16:21

Hunter Haight· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

20:00

· Interference

Killed

2 min
Minor

3rd period

PEN

08:04

Jiri Felcman· Holding

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

11:31

Jiri Felcman· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

14:06

Nico Sturm

Olli Maatta, Rieger Lorenz · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in

2–2 ▶ Watch ↗

Overtime

03:58

GWG

Hunter Haight, Daemon Hunt · deflected shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in

3–2 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

★ 1st star

Daemon Hunt

MIN · D · #48 0 G · 2 A · 2 P0G 2A ★ 2nd star

Rieger Lorenz

MIN · LW · #61 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A ★ 3rd star

Nico Sturm

MIN · C · #78 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A

Goaltending

Calvin Pickard

MIN

+0.6

vs expected

14/16 saves · 2 GA · 2.6 xGA Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Arvid Soderblom

CHI

−0.7

vs expected

23/26 saves · 3 GA · 2.3 xGA Allowed 0.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team MINCHI

Shots on goal

Expected goals

3.1

1.9

Hits

Blocks

Faceoffs

39%

61%

Power play

0/5

0/4

Penalty minutes

The Wild went 0-for-5 on the power play and killed all 4 Blackhawks power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	GV	TK	xG
23 . C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	20:11	20	—	0	0	0.3
37Hunter HaightH. HaightC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	0	19:57	22	38%	0	0	0.1
71N. FolignoN. FolignoLW	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	1	16:33	19	50%	1	0	0.0
78Nico SturmN. SturmC	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	16:16	21	50%	2	0	0.1
76C. BankierC. BankierC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	15:56	15	38%	1	0	0.1
15C. StramelC. StramelC	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	15:49	18	50%	0	0	0.1
61Rieger LorenzR. LorenzLW	1	1	2	+2	0	3	2	2	15:33	17	50%	0	1	0.6
28J. KirklandJ. KirklandC	0	0	0	−1	0	1	2	0	15:00	17	—	1	0	0.2
18 . C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	14:04	16	—	2	1	0.0
58R. HeidtR. HeidtC	0	0	0	−1	0	4	1	2	13:45	15	29%	0	0	0.3
19 . C	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	2	13:30	14	—	0	0	1.1
27J. JoshuaJ. JoshuaLW	0	0	0	+2	0	2	5	0	12:15	14	—	1	0	0.2

Defense	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	GV	TK	xG
48Daemon HuntD. HuntD	2	2	−1	4	2	1	1	23:51	30	—	0	0	0.0
3Olli MaattaO. MaattaD	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	21:13	26	—	2	0	0.0
82D. SpacekD. SpacekD	0	0	−1	0	1	1	1	20:37	26	—	0	0	0.1
26M. KierstedM. KierstedD	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	18:19	21	—	1	1	0.0
55C. LambosC. LambosD	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	17:04	20	—	2	0	0.0
63R. SchmidtR. SchmidtD	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	14:17	20	—	0	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
31Calvin PickardC. PickardG	14	16	2	.875	10/12	4/4	0/0	63:42		+0.6

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	GV	TK	xG
25Dominic ToninatoD. ToninatoC	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0	20:17	25	53%	0	1	0.4
79A. SpellacyA. SpellacyRW	0	0	0	−1	0	0	4	1	18:38	22	57%	2	1	0.0
90Sacha BoisvertS. BoisvertC	0	1	1	−2	0	1	0	0	18:03	20	67%	2	0	0.0
84L. SlaggertL. SlaggertLW	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	16:50	23	100%	0	1	0.1
75Jiri FelcmanJ. FelcmanC	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	16:41	22	50%	0	1	0.1
68Martin MisiakM. MisiakRW	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	2	15:41	20	—	3	0	0.1
83M. VanackerM. VanackerLW	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	14:46	18	—	0	0	0.1
36Dillon BoucherD. BoucherLW	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	0	14:06	19	—	0	0	0.5
62B. SeneyB. SeneyLW	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	13:50	17	83%	2	1	0.1
67S. SavoieS. SavoieLW	0	0	0	−2	0	1	3	0	12:24	16	—	0	0	0.1
92Gavin HayesG. HayesLW	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	1	11:33	16	100%	1	1	0.1
46Connor MylymokC. MylymokLW	0	1	1	−1	2	0	8	0	11:13	17	—	0	0	0.0

Defense	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	GV	TK	xG
14Kevin KorchinskiK. KorchinskiD	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	25:25	28	—	1	2	0.1
38Ethan Del MastroE. Del MastroD	0	0	+2	2	0	0	1	23:55	28	—	0	0	0.0
51D. PouliotD. PouliotD	0	0	−2	0	0	0	0	18:21	20	—	0	0	0.0
42D. AnhornD. AnhornD	0	0	−1	0	1	1	1	17:33	24	—	1	0	0.1
15C. MackeyC. MackeyD	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	16:53	21	—	1	0	0.1
53J. FurlongJ. FurlongD	0	0	−1	0	0	2	2	15:45	18	—	0	1	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
40Arvid SoderblomA. SoderblomG	23	26	3	.885	18/21	5/5	0/0	63:58		−0.7

EV / PP / SH = saves on shots at even strength, on the opponent's power play, and shorthanded. GS = started. A dash means the stat isn't on file for that player or game. Showing the short set. Tap "All columns" to scroll through every stat inside this card.