Having taken seven straight on home ice, the Minnesota Wild host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.
Minnesota secured a 4-1 victory at home its last time out on March 29 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Frederick Gaudreau (two assists) and Joel Eriksson Ek (two assists) each had two points for the Wild.
Pittsburgh lost 3-2 at home against the New York Rangers in its most recent game on March 29. Kris Letang had two points (two assists) in that outing for the Penguins.
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What time is the Wild vs. Penguins?
- Game Day: Thursday, March 31, 2022
- Arena: Xcel Energy Center
- TV: ATT Sportsnet Pittsburgh
- Live Stream: Watch online with fuboTV!
Key Players for the Wild
- Kirill Kaprizov has been vital to Minnesota this season, with 82 points in 64 games.
- Mats Zuccarello is another of Minnesota's most productive contributors through 57 games, with 19 goals and 48 assists.
- Kevin Fiala has scored 23 goals and added 37 assists through 65 games for Minnesota.
- Marc-Andre Fleury has conceded 132 goals (2.9 goals against average) and recorded 1324 saves with a .909 save percentage (25th in the league).
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Key Players for Penguins
- Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby has recorded 45 assists and 25 goals in 56 games, good for 70 points.
- Jake Guentzel's 65 points this season, including 31 goals and 34 assists, make him one of the top offensive threats for Pittsburgh.
- Letang has seven goals and 51 assists, for a season point total of 58.
- Pittsburgh's Tristan Jarry is 33-14-6 this season, compiling 1416 saves and permitting 121 goals (2.3 goals against average) with a .921 save percentage (seventh-best in the league).
Wild vs. Penguins Key Stats & Odds
- The Wild's 236 total goals (3.6 per game) make them the fourth-best scoring team in the league.
- The Wild rank 16th in goals against, giving up 199 total goals (3.1 per game) in league play.
- Their goal differential (+37) makes them eighth-best in the league.
- The 40 power-play goals the Wild have put up this season (on 195 power-play chances) rank 18th in the NHL.
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- With 224 goals (3.3 per game), the Penguins have the league's eighth-best offense.
- The Penguins concede 2.6 goals per game (176 in total), the fourth-fewest in the NHL.
- Their +48 goal differential is fifth-best in the league.
- The Penguins have 47 power-play goals (eighth-most in NHL) on 212 chances.
- Wild odds: -133
- Penguins odds: +111
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