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Minnesota Wild vs Chicago Blackhawks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Blackhawks · SAT · FEB 20 · 2:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · FEB 20 · 2:00 PM CT
United Center
ABC
Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
@
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
Upcoming
SAT · FEB 20 · 2:00 PM CT
ABC
Minnesota Wild
Away · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The Wild have owned this one lately, winning 11 of the last 13 meetings.
United Center
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Blackhawks
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
VS
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blackhawks
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
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
BlackhawksProjected lines
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Blackhawks
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

The Wild have owned this one lately, winning 11 of the last 13 meetings.

The numbers behind it
History
Minnesota has won 11 of their last 13 against Chicago. See the games →
11-2 last 13 vs CHI