MIN 3–4 CHI

Final / OT · L

Wild/Schedule/Recap Mon, Sep 21, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

Minnesota Wild

MIN · 1-0-1

3–4

Final / OTL

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI · 1-0-1

1ST2ND3RDOTT MIN 170521000322 CHI 16151811420 goals · shots on goal

Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

MIN 1-0-1 · CHI 1-0-1 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Wild fell to the Blackhawks

Chances were even (1.6 to 1.6 expected goals); the Wild lost it in overtime on Byram's goal. Calvin Pickard allowed 2.3 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starBowen Byram

CHI · D · #24 3 G · 0 A · 3 P

Who had the better chances

Chances were close: 1.6 expected goals to 1.6, on 22 and 20 shots on goal.

MIN 1.6 xG · 22 shots CHI 1.6 xG · 20 shots

0

1

1st 0.5 · 0.5

2nd 0.5 · 0.4

3rd 0.7 · 0.5

OT 0.0 · 0.1

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 51.

MIN 51%CHI 49%

Goals and penalties

7 goals · 5 penalties

← Wild shoot this way Blackhawks shoot this way →

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

1st period

1

00:15

Bobby Brink

David Spacek · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

06:29

Bench· Too many men on the ice

Killed

2 min
Bench minor

2

08:40

Nick Lardis

Unassisted · wrist shot, a good chance (25%)

1–1 ▶ Watch ↗

2nd period

3

02:48

Bowen Byram

Ryan Greene, Sam Rinzel · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)

1–2 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

12:36

Charlie Stramel· Interference

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

15:11

Jordan Greenway· Roughing

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

19:19

Bobby Brink· Fighting

Offsetting

5 min
Major

PEN

19:19

Wyatt Kaiser· Fighting

Offsetting

5 min
Major

3rd period

4

00:24

Bowen Byram EXTRA ATTACKER

Alex Vlasic, Roman Kantserov · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in

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5

04:07

Maxim Shabanov

Yakov Trenin, Viking Gustafsson Nyberg · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in

2–3 ▶ Watch ↗

6

11:29

Bobby Brink

Unassisted · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)

3–3 ▶ Watch ↗

Overtime

7

00:29

Bowen Byram GWG

Nick Lardis, Anton Frondell · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)

3–4 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Bowen Byram

CHI · D · #24 3 G · 0 A · 3 P3G 0A ★ 2nd star

Nick Lardis

CHI · LW · #76 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A ★ 3rd star

CHI · D · #6 0 G · 1 A · 1 P0G 1A

Goaltending

Calvin Pickard

MIN

−2.3

vs expected

16/20 saves · 4 GA · 1.7 xGA Allowed 2.3 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Spencer Knight

CHI

−1.2

vs expected

19/22 saves · 3 GA · 1.8 xGA Allowed 1.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team MINCHI

Shots on goal

22

20

Expected goals

1.6

1.6

Hits

25

24

Blocks

14

17

Faceoffs

49%

51%

Power play

0/2

0/1

Penalty minutes

7

9

The Wild went 0-for-2 on the power play and killed all 1 Blackhawks power play.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
49Maxim ShabanovM. ShabanovRW	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	18:08	20	—	0	0	0	0.2
47M. McCarronM. McCarronC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	5	1	18:07	18	44%	0	0	1	0.2
13Yakov TreninY. TreninC	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	17:56	19	—	0	1	2	0.3
10Bobby BrinkB. BrinkRW	2	0	2	+1	5	3	0	0	16:15	16	—	0	0	0	0.3
37H. HaightH. HaightC	0	0	0	−2	0	2	1	1	15:25	16	33%	0	0	0	0.1
18M. ShawM. ShawC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	2	2	15:15	15	—	0	0	0	0.1
22D. YurovD. YurovRW	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	14:49	18	69%	0	0	0	0.0
61R. LorenzR. LorenzLW	0	0	0	−1	0	2	0	0	14:48	16	—	0	0	1	0.2
28J. KirklandJ. KirklandC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	1	13:59	15	—	0	0	0	0.0
58R. HeidtR. HeidtC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	1	13:29	14	—	0	2	0	0.0
15Charlie StramelC. StramelC	0	0	0	−1	2	1	1	1	13:25	15	50%	0	1	0	0.1
68R. KumpulainenR. KumpulainenC	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	11:22	13	—	0	1	1	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
82David SpacekD. SpacekD	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	21:21	23	—	0	2	0	0.1
48D. HuntD. HuntD	0	0	0	−2	0	0	1	0	20:59	25	—	0	0	0	0.0
6Viking Gustafsson NybergV. Gustafsson NybergD	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	1	18:57	22	—	0	1	0	0.0
26M. KierstedM. KierstedD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	2	0	18:31	20	—	0	0	0	0.0
8B. DexheimerB. DexheimerD	0	0	0	−1	0	1	1	1	18:25	20	—	0	2	0	0.0
55C. LambosC. LambosD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	3	18:16	21	—	0	2	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
31Calvin PickardC. PickardG	16	20	4	.800	16/20	0/0	0/0	60:29		−2.3

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
16Anton FrondellA. FrondellC	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	17:20	19	36%	0	1	0	0.1
59T. BertuzziT. BertuzziLW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:26	16	100%	0	2	1	0.1
91F. NazarF. NazarC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	0	16:09	20	57%	0	0	0	0.0
86T. TeravainenT. TeravainenC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	1	16:00	21	—	0	1	0	0.0
76Nick LardisN. LardisLW	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	1	15:58	18	—	0	1	0	0.2
26A. MangiapaneA. MangiapaneLW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15:37	18	—	0	3	0	0.0
11O. MooreO. MooreC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	15:31	18	57%	0	0	0	0.1
8R. DonatoR. DonatoC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14:43	17	—	0	1	0	0.1
80Roman KantserovR. KantserovRW	0	1	1	−1	0	2	4	0	14:42	18	50%	0	0	0	0.2
20Ryan GreeneR. GreeneC	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	13:09	18	50%	0	0	0	0.0
12Jordan GreenwayJ. GreenwayLW	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0	11:58	17	—	0	0	0	0.0
22C. SmithC. SmithRW	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	11:26	17	—	0	1	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
24Bowen ByramB. ByramD	3	0	3	+2	0	5	2	1	23:31	24	—	0	1	0	0.5
72Alex VlasicA. VlasicD	0	1	1	−1	0	2	0	0	22:17	22	—	0	1	1	0.0
44Wyatt KaiserW. KaiserD	0	0	0	−1	5	0	2	1	19:53	21	—	0	1	0	0.0
55A. LevshunovA. LevshunovD	0	0	0	−1	0	1	3	1	19:13	21	—	0	1	1	0.0
6Sam RinzelS. RinzelD	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	3	16:59	20	—	0	0	0	0.1
28I. ColeI. ColeD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	16:46	20	—	0	0	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
30Spencer KnightS. KnightG	19	22	3	.864	17/20	2/2	0/0	60:18		−1.2

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