MIN @ NSH Gameday Thread
MIN @ NSH
Venue: Bridgestone Arena
Puck drop: Wed Feb 4, 2026 8:00pm EST
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
MIN
- Record 7-2-1
- Streak W4
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4.2 · 3.4
- Power play 12/33 (36.4%)
- Last game W vs MTL (4–3)
NSH
- Record 5-3-2
- Streak W2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.7 · 4
- Power play 8/27 (29.6%)
- Last game W vs STL (6–5)
Recent meetings:
- 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
- Quinn Hughes 8 pts · 1 G · 15 SOG
- Kirill Kaprizov 7 pts · 5 G · 18 SOG
- Joel Eriksson Ek 7 pts · 4 G · 5 SOG
- Matthew Boldy 7 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
NSH
- Roman Josi 8 pts · 2 G · 15 SOG
- Filip Forsberg 5 pts · 4 G · 16 SOG
- Steven Stamkos 5 pts · 3 G · 13 SOG
- Luke Evangelista 4 pts · 0 G · 9 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: MIN 4.11 · NSH 3.74 · Win odds: MIN 55.5% · NSH 44.5% · OT/SO chance: 14.4%
- 4-4 33.8%
- 3-3 33.7%
- 4-3 32.5%
Box Score
MIN 6
Final
NSH 5
2026-02-04
| Stat | MIN | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 6 | 5 |
| Shots | 43 | 35 |
| Power Play | 1/2 (50.0%) | 2/3 (66.7%) |
| PIM | 11 | 9 |
| Faceoffs | 25 / 36 | 36 / 25 |
| Blocks | 12 | 17 |
| Saves | 30 | 37 |
| MIN Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Matthew Boldy | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yakov Trenin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Quinn Hughes | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brock Faber | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danila Yurov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Middleton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zach Bogosian | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NSH Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Steven Stamkos | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Filip Forsberg | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Roman Josi | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Erik Haula | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Evangelista | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nicklaus Perbix | 0 | 1 | 1 |