MIN @ EDM Gameday Thread
MIN @ EDM
Venue: Rogers Place
Puck drop: Tue Oct 20, 2026 9:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
MIN
- Record 7-2-1
- Streak W2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.1 · 2.3
- Power play 9/29 (31%)
- Last game W vs CBJ (2–1)
EDM
- Record 7-1-2
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4.4 · 2.6
- Power play 8/30 (26.7%)
- Last game W vs UTA (6–2)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-01-31 MIN 7 @ EDM 3
- 2025-12-20 EDM 2 @ MIN 5
- 2025-12-02 MIN 1 @ EDM 0
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
MIN
- Kirill Kaprizov 11 pts · 7 G · 22 SOG
- Matt Boldy 7 pts · 5 G · 22 SOG
- Quinn Hughes 6 pts · 0 G · 13 SOG
- Joel Eriksson Ek 5 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG
EDM
- Connor McDavid 14 pts · 4 G · 11 SOG
- Leon Draisaitl 9 pts · 3 G · 12 SOG
- Evan Bouchard 8 pts · 2 G · 15 SOG
- Vasily Podkolzin 6 pts · 4 G · 9 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: MIN 2.88 · EDM 3.63 · Win odds: MIN 36% · EDM 64% · OT/SO chance: 14.8%
- 2-3 37.7%
- 3-3 31.3%
- 2-4 31%
Box Score
MIN 3
Final
EDM 4
2026-10-20
| Stat | MIN | EDM |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 4 |
| Shots | 30 | 32 |
| Power Play | 0/3 (0.0%) | 3/5 (60.0%) |
| PIM | 10 | 6 |
| Faceoffs | 37 / 30 | 30 / 37 |
| Blocks | 10 | 13 |
| Saves | 28 | 27 |
| MIN Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Hartman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Boldy | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Brink | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonas Brodin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Quinn Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EDM Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Evan Bouchard | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mathieu Joseph | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor McDavid | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Alex Formenton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Owen Michaels | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vasily Podkolzin | 0 | 1 | 1 |