Preview: Wild vs. Devils | Minnesota Wild (2025)

Preview: Wild vs. Devils | Minnesota Wild (1)

By Zoe Fiedler

Wild.com

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild sees yet another Saturday match, this time facing off against the Devils on home ice in Saint Paul.

Tonight, the Wild will host the final Rink Rock concert of the 2024-25 concert series. Tonight's performance by Pirates, Guitars & Beachfront Bars will include two sets: the first set during pregame beginning one hour before puck drop and the second set during the first Intermission.

Info for Tonight's Game:

Stats Comparison

Team Stats

NJD

MIN

Power Play

28.1%

20.7%

Penalty Kill

82.3%

71.7%

Faceoff

49.7%

46.9%

Goals For / Games Played

2.99

2.70

Goals Against / Games Played

2.62

2.79

Last Season on Wild vs. Devils

Minnesota went 0-2-0 in the season series against New Jersey. The Devils won the series-opening game, 4-3, at Prudential Center (10/29) and earned a 5-3 win in the series finale at Xcel Energy Center (11/2).

RW Matt Boldy (0-2=2), D Jonas Brodin (0-2=2), D Jake Middleton (2-0=2) and C Marco Rossi (1-1=2) all had two points. G Marc-André Fleury saved 26-of-30 shots faced in the first meeting. G Filip Gustavsson stopped 33-of-38 shots faced in the second meeting.

RW Jesper Bratt led New Jersey with seven points (3- 4=7). D Luke Hughes had three points (0-3=3). LW Jack Hughes (0-2=2) and LW Timo Meier (1-1=2) had two points each. G Vitek Vanecek went 2-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and a .898 SV% in two starts.

Last Time Out

The Minnesota Wild defeated the Capitals in a 4-2 victory at the Xcel Energy Center. D Jon Merrill, C Freddy Gaudreau (2-0=2) and Boldy (1-1=2) scored for Minnesota, while Gustavsson saved 28-of-30 shots faced in the victory.

WSH at MIN | Recap

Wild Leaders Against Devils

  • RW Mats Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 24 points (6-18=24) in 34 career contests against the Devils
  • C Gustav Nyquist has 17 points (3- 14=17) in 30 career games
  • D Jared Spurgeon owns 11 points (3-8=11) in 14 matches
  • LW Marcus Johansson has 10 points (4-6=10) in 34 games

Devils Leaders Against Wild

  • Meier leads New Jersey with 15 points (6-9=15) in 27 career games vs. Minnesota
  • Bratt owns 12 points (4-8=12) in 10 games
  • LW Tomas Tatar has 10 points (7-3=10) in 21 games
  • D Brenden Dillon owns nine points (0-9=9) in 38 games

Recent Transactions

3/25/25

Reassigned D Cameron Crotty to Iowa

Recalled D Cameron Crotty under emergency conditions from Iowa

3/24/25

Reassigned DCameron Crotty and F Liam Öhgren to Iowa

3/23/25

Recalled DCameron Crottyand FLiam Öhgren under emergency conditions from Iowa

3/22/25

Reassigned FLiam Öhgren to Iowa

To view recent transactions, visit wild.com/transactions.

On the Mend

Declan Chisholm: lower-body injury (two game missed)

Joel Eriksson Ek: lower-body injury (16 games missed)

Kirill Kaprizov: lower-body injury (23 games missed)

Connections

  • Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin was selected by New Jersey in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1989 NHL Draft
  • He collected 214 points (108-106=214) in 380 career games in seven seasons (1991-98) and won the Stanley Cup with the Devils in 1995
  • Wild Senior Advisor to the GM Ray Shero served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Devils from 2015-20
  • Wild Goaltending Coach Frederic Chabot was drafted by New Jersey in the 10th round (192nd overall) of the 1986 NHL Draft
  • Johansson posted 41 points (17-22=41) in 77 games with New Jersey (2017-19)
  • Merrill was drafted by New Jersey in the second round (38th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft and tallied 36 points (6-30=36) in 216 games with the Devils (2013-17)
  • C Erik Haula was selected by Minnesota in the seventh round (182nd overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft and recorded 89 points (42-47=89) in 266 games with the Wild (2013-17)

Fast Facts

  • Minnesota is 7-2-1 in its last 10 games against New Jersey, out scoring the Devils 32-27 in that span

For more information on today's matchup, check out the game notes below.

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