MIN @ NSH Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-04-11 Posted by kaylee on 2026-04-11 04:00:44

MIN @ NSH

Venue: Bridgestone Arena

Puck drop: Sat Apr 11, 2026 5:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

MIN (last 10)

Record 6-4-0
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.5 · 3.1
Power play 7/24 (29.2%)
Last game L vs DAL (4–5)

NSH (last 10)

Record 5-4-1
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.3 · 2.9
Power play 6/28 (21.4%)
Last game L vs UTA (1–4)

Recent meetings:

2026-02-04 MIN 6 @ NSH 5 OT/SO
2025-12-23 NSH 3 @ MIN 2 OT/SO
2025-11-04 NSH 2 @ MIN 3 OT/SO

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

MIN

Matthew Boldy 9 pts · 4 G · 16 SOG
Mats Zuccarello 9 pts · 0 G · 8 SOG
Kirill Kaprizov 8 pts · 6 G · 21 SOG
Ryan Hartman 8 pts · 5 G · 14 SOG

NSH

Filip Forsberg 6 pts · 4 G · 9 SOG
Erik Haula 6 pts · 3 G · 12 SOG
Roman Josi 6 pts · 1 G · 12 SOG
Ryan O'Reilly 6 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: MIN 3.23 · NSH 3.37 · Win odds: MIN 47.3% · NSH 52.7% · OT/SO chance: 16.4%

3-3 35%
2-3 32.7%
3-2 32.3%

Box Score

MIN 1 Final NSH 2

2026-04-11

Stat	MIN	NSH
Goals	1	2
Shots	22	22
Power Play	0/1 (0.0%)	0/4 (0.0%)
PIM	8	4
Faceoffs	21 / 23	23 / 21
Blocks	14	15
Saves	20	21

MIN Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Michael McCarron	1	0	1
Jonas Brodin	0	1	1

NSH Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Steven Stamkos	1	1	2
Matthew Wood	1	0	1
Luke Evangelista	0	1	1
Nicklaus Perbix	0	1	1
Ryan O'Reilly	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-04-11

Final lineup

MIN Away

Forwards

Line 1

Kirill Kaprizov

#97 · LW

TOI 20:41xGF/60 4.10xGA/60 5.72CF/60 87.9SC±/60 -19.54G±/60 -9.77CF% 48.6xGF% 41.8

Ryan Hartman

#38 · C

TOI 20:39xGF/60 3.52xGA/60 2.96CF/60 76.5SC±/60 +13.91G±/60 -3.48CF% 59.5xGF% 54.3

Bobby Brink

#10 · RW

TOI 12:44xGF/60 3.87xGA/60 0.92CF/60 69.6SC±/60 +25.31G±/60 +6.33CF% 64.7xGF% 80.7

Line 2

Marcus Johansson

#90 · LW

TOI 16:46xGF/60 3.87xGA/60 2.15CF/60 87.9SC±/60 +17.58G±/60 0.00CF% 66.7xGF% 64.3

Nico Sturm

#78 · C

TOI 10:20xGF/60 3.36xGA/60 3.59CF/60 53.3SC±/60 -26.66G±/60 0.00CF% 40.0xGF% 48.3

Matthew Boldy

#12 · RW

TOI 19:35xGF/60 2.59xGA/60 1.95CF/60 65.5SC±/60 +4.10G±/60 0.00CF% 55.2xGF% 57.0

Line 3

Yakov Trenin

#13 · LW

TOI 13:23xGF/60 2.94xGA/60 0.32CF/60 56.7SC±/60 +20.60G±/60 +5.15CF% 73.3xGF% 90.1

Danila Yurov

#22 · C

TOI 14:10xGF/60 1.95xGA/60 2.84CF/60 66.0SC±/60 -15.23G±/60 -5.08CF% 54.2xGF% 40.7

Vladimir Tarasenko

#91 · RW

TOI 13:30xGF/60 5.93xGA/60 7.57CF/60 111.8SC±/60 -29.82G±/60 -14.91CF% 48.4xGF% 43.9

Line 4

Nick Foligno

#71 · LW

TOI 10:40xGF/60 1.55xGA/60 2.06CF/60 32.3SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 41.7xGF% 42.9

Michael McCarron

#47 · C

TOI 12:07xGF/60 5.99xGA/60 2.12CF/60 139.5SC±/60 +44.65G±/60 +5.58CF% 69.4xGF% 73.8

Marcus Foligno

#17 · RW

TOI 12:43xGF/60 2.44xGA/60 1.86CF/60 52.4SC±/60 +5.83G±/60 0.00CF% 52.9xGF% 56.7

Defense

Pair 1

Quinn Hughes

#43 · LD

TOI 29:58xGF/60 2.17xGA/60 2.74CF/60 48.3SC±/60 -9.19G±/60 -4.60CF% 51.2xGF% 44.1

Brock Faber

#7 · RD

TOI 26:45xGF/60 2.74xGA/60 4.09CF/60 61.6SC±/60 -12.97G±/60 -6.49CF% 46.3xGF% 40.2

Pair 2

Jonas Brodin

#25 · LD

TOI 18:50xGF/60 5.05xGA/60 1.24CF/60 87.7SC±/60 +31.89G±/60 +3.99CF% 68.8xGF% 80.3

Daemon Hunt

#48 · RD

TOI 11:34xGF/60 2.35xGA/60 2.98CF/60 57.0SC±/60 -19.02G±/60 0.00CF% 47.4xGF% 44.1

Pair 3

Jacob Middleton

#5 · LD

TOI 19:55xGF/60 3.94xGA/60 1.00CF/60 67.4SC±/60 +28.90G±/60 +3.21CF% 70.0xGF% 79.8

Jeff Petry

#2 · RD

TOI 10:56xGF/60 2.79xGA/60 3.17CF/60 74.2SC±/60 -20.23G±/60 0.00CF% 52.4xGF% 46.8

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jesper Wallstedt
G2	Filip Gustavsson

NSH Home

Forwards

Line 1

Steven Stamkos

#91 · LW

TOI 21:33xGF/60 4.66xGA/60 4.02CF/60 93.1SC±/60 +8.10G±/60 +8.10CF% 50.0xGF% 53.7

Ryan O'Reilly

#90 · C

TOI 21:35xGF/60 2.48xGA/60 3.62CF/60 50.0SC±/60 -22.73G±/60 +4.55CF% 34.4xGF% 40.6

Luke Evangelista

#77 · RW

TOI 17:08xGF/60 2.37xGA/60 2.69CF/60 46.5SC±/60 -3.87G±/60 +3.88CF% 41.4xGF% 46.9

Line 2

Filip Forsberg

#9 · LW

TOI 18:49xGF/60 4.13xGA/60 5.15CF/60 92.8SC±/60 -18.56G±/60 0.00CF% 44.1xGF% 44.5

Erik Haula

#56 · C

TOI 15:08xGF/60 1.26xGA/60 2.97CF/60 35.9SC±/60 -8.98G±/60 0.00CF% 40.0xGF% 29.7

Jonathan Marchessault

#81 · RW

TOI 14:13xGF/60 4.74xGA/60 4.99CF/60 70.0SC±/60 -6.36G±/60 +6.36CF% 42.3xGF% 48.8

Line 3

Zachary L'Heureux

#68 · LW

TOI 13:09xGF/60 0.38xGA/60 2.44CF/60 18.2SC±/60 -12.14G±/60 0.00CF% 25.0

Fedor Svechkov

#40 · C

TOI 13:22xGF/60 3.40xGA/60 3.40CF/60 70.8SC±/60 +20.22G±/60 -5.06CF% 53.8xGF% 50.0

Joakim Kemell

#25 · RW

TOI 9:48xGF/60 0.45xGA/60 3.56CF/60 21.3SC±/60 -21.26G±/60 0.00CF% 23.1xGF% 11.1

Line 4

Reid Schaefer

#49 · LW

TOI 9:47xGF/60 1.80xGA/60 3.22CF/60 39.3SC±/60 -7.86G±/60 -7.86CF% 41.7xGF% 35.8

Matthew Wood

#71 · C

TOI 10:27xGF/60 3.65xGA/60 2.88CF/60 53.7SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +6.72CF% 44.4xGF% 55.9

Tyson Jost

#17 · RW

TOI 14:19xGF/60 2.32xGA/60 2.37CF/60 54.5SC±/60 +12.58G±/60 -4.19CF% 56.5xGF% 49.5

Defense

Pair 1

Brady Skjei

#76 · LD

TOI 24:10xGF/60 2.36xGA/60 3.38CF/60 44.9SC±/60 -19.62G±/60 0.00CF% 38.1xGF% 41.1

Nicklaus Perbix

#48 · RD

TOI 15:08xGF/60 3.03xGA/60 3.32CF/60 57.5SC±/60 +13.27G±/60 +4.42CF% 46.4xGF% 47.7

Pair 2

Adam Wilsby

#83 · LD

TOI 20:33xGF/60 1.82xGA/60 2.55CF/60 49.4SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 43.8xGF% 41.6

Justin Barron

#20 · RD

TOI 16:20xGF/60 2.09xGA/60 2.39CF/60 53.5SC±/60 +8.23G±/60 0.00CF% 48.1xGF% 46.6

Pair 3

Ryan Ufko

#85 · LD

TOI 13:21xGF/60 2.95xGA/60 3.75CF/60 53.2SC±/60 +9.68G±/60 +4.84CF% 45.8xGF% 44.0

Roman Josi

#59 · RD

TOI 27:10xGF/60 2.54xGA/60 3.08CF/60 46.6SC±/60 -16.45G±/60 0.00CF% 41.5xGF% 45.1

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Justus Annunen
G2	Juuse Saros

Injuries

As of 2026-04-11

MIN

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Zach Bogosian	D	24	lower body	QUESTIONABLE

NSH

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Nicolas Hague	D	41	undisclosed	QUESTIONABLE
Roman Josi	D	59	upper body	QUESTIONABLE

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