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

Season 26-27
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Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
VS
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
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Minnesota Wild
Home · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
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The read
The Wild have had Chicago's number, 11 wins in the last 13. But the problem is Connor Bedard, who has 6 points in his last 4 against the Wild.
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Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Blackhawks
Jesper Wallstedt
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
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 · Oct 3 · 10:51 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Blackhawks
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Bowen Byram
OUT · Personal · Expected back Oct 6
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Andrew Mangiapane
OUT · Lower body · Expected back Oct 6
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
Bowen Byram
OUT · Personal · Expected back Oct 6
Andrew Mangiapane
OUT · Lower body · Expected back Oct 6
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Dylan Loucks · Oct 3 · 10:51 AM CT 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 had Chicago's number, 11 wins in the last 13. But the problem is Connor Bedard, who has 6 points in his last 4 against the Wild.

Spencer Knight has Quinn Hughes figured out, 15 shots without a goal. Chicago has struggled to beat Jesper Wallstedt: .940 on 84 shots.

The numbers behind it
History
Minnesota has won 11 of their last 13 against Chicago. See the games →
11-2 last 13 vs CHI
Player
Brock Faber has 6 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Minnesota)
6 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Player
Connor Bedard has 6 points in his last 4 games against Minnesota. See the games →
(Chicago)
6 pts, last 4 vs MIN
Matchup
Quinn Hughes has 15 shots on Spencer Knight without a goal.
(Minnesota)
0/15 vs Spencer Knight
Goaltending
Jesper Wallstedt has a .940 save % against Chicago (84 shots).
.940 SV% vs CHI