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Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
VS
Winnipeg Jets
Jets
0–0–0
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Minnesota Wild
Home · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
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The read
Winnipeg has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, a trend the Wild need to break. But stay out of the box: the Wild's power play ranks 4th and Winnipeg's penalty kill sits 27th.
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Winnipeg Jets
Away · Jets
0–0–0
0 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Jets
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
VS
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Jets
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L1
Kyle Connor · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L2
Isak Rosen · Viggo Björck · Gabriel Vilardi
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L3
Morgan Barron · Adam Lowry · Brad Lambert
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
L4
Nino Niederreiter · Vladislav Namestnikov · Alex Iafallo
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D1
Josh Morrissey · Dylan DeMelo
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D2
Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
D3
Mario Ferraro · Tyrel Bauer
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP1
Gabriel Vilardi · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti · Josh Morrissey · Kyle Connor
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PP2
Nino Niederreiter · Viggo Björck · Vladislav Namestnikov · Neal Pionk · Isak Rosen
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK1
Viggo Björck · Alex Iafallo · Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PK2
Adam Lowry · Kyle Connor · Mario Ferraro · Dylan DeMelo
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
JetsProjected lines
L1
Kyle Connor · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti
L2
Isak Rosen · Viggo Björck · Gabriel Vilardi
L3
Morgan Barron · Adam Lowry · Brad Lambert
L4
Nino Niederreiter · Vladislav Namestnikov · Alex Iafallo
D1
Josh Morrissey · Dylan DeMelo
D2
Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
D3
Mario Ferraro · Tyrel Bauer
PP1
Gabriel Vilardi · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti · Josh Morrissey · Kyle Connor
PP2
Nino Niederreiter · Viggo Björck · Vladislav Namestnikov · Neal Pionk · Isak Rosen
PK1
Viggo Björck · Alex Iafallo · Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
PK2
Adam Lowry · Kyle Connor · Mario Ferraro · Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Last Game (2026-10-02) · as of Oct 3
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Jets
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Connor Hellebuyck
IR · Expected back Oct 17
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Garrett Brown
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Walker Duehr
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Elias Salomonsson
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
JetsInjury report
Connor Hellebuyck
IR · Expected back Oct 17
Garrett Brown
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Walker Duehr
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Elias Salomonsson
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Last Game (2026-10-02) · as of Oct 3
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Winnipeg has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, a trend the Wild need to break. But stay out of the box: the Wild's power play ranks 4th and Winnipeg's penalty kill sits 27th.

The numbers behind it
History
Minnesota has lost 10 of their last 13 against Winnipeg. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs WPG
Special Teams
Minnesota's power play ranks 4th while Winnipeg's penalty kill ranks 27th.
4th / 27th PP vs PK