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Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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THU · MAR 11 · 6:00 PM CT
Canadian Tire Centre
MINNHL · Wild+
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
VS
Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
Upcoming
THU · MAR 11 · 6:00 PM CT
MINNHL · Wild+
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Ryan Hartman: 4 goals on 12 shots. But the man to watch is Drake Batherson: 6 points in his last 4 against Minnesota.
Canadian Tire Centre
Minnesota Wild
Away · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Wild
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Jesper Wallstedt
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Wild
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Dylan Loucks · Oct 3 · 10:51 AM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Wild
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Dylan Loucks · Oct 3 · 10:51 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Ryan Hartman: 4 goals on 12 shots. But the man to watch is Drake Batherson: 6 points in his last 4 against Minnesota.

Discipline matters tonight: the Senators' penalty kill ranks 26th and Minnesota's power play is 4th in the league. Jesper Wallstedt has been a wall against the Senators, a .957 save percentage on 70 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Ryan Hartman has 4 goals on Linus Ullmark (12 shots).
(Minnesota)
4 goals on Linus Ullmark
Matchup
Joel Eriksson Ek has 20 shots on Linus Ullmark without a goal.
(Minnesota)
0/20 vs Linus Ullmark
Goaltending
Jesper Wallstedt has a .957 save % against Ottawa (70 shots).
.957 SV% vs OTT
Player
Drake Batherson has 6 points in his last 4 games against Minnesota. See the games →
(Ottawa)
6 pts, last 4 vs MIN
Player
Tim Stützle has 6 points in his last 4 games against Minnesota. See the games →
(Ottawa)
6 pts, last 4 vs MIN
Special Teams
Minnesota's power play ranks 4th while Ottawa's penalty kill ranks 26th.
4th / 26th PP vs PK