MIN @ EDM Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-20 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-20 04:00:10

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 (last 10)

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 (last 10)

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

Lineups

As of 2026-10-20 11:30PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

MIN Away

Forwards

Line 1

Kirill Kaprizov

#97 · LW

TOI 22:32xGF/60 6.30xGA/60 1.81CF/60 77.4SC±/60 +20.19G±/60 0.00CF% 74.4xGF% 77.4

Joel Eriksson Ek

#14 · C

TOI 21:18xGF/60 6.73xGA/60 1.60CF/60 82.6SC±/60 +21.56G±/60 0.00CF% 74.4xGF% 74.9

Matt Boldy

#12 · RW

TOI 21:50xGF/60 6.66xGA/60 1.59CF/60 82.1SC±/60 +17.84G±/60 0.00CF% 70.5xGF% 70.3

Line 2

Blake Coleman

#20 · LW

TOI 16:27xGF/60 5.07xGA/60 1.09CF/60 52.1SC±/60 +13.01G±/60 0.00CF% 38.1xGF% 40.7

Ryan Hartman

#38 · C

TOI 13:08xGF/60 5.10xGA/60 1.20CF/60 52.5SC±/60 +14.31G±/60 0.00CF% 31.6xGF% 35.4

Bobby Brink

#10 · RW

TOI 16:06xGF/60 5.18xGA/60 1.69CF/60 60.3SC±/60 +15.07G±/60 0.00CF% 35.3xGF% 41.8

Line 3

Yakov Trenin

#13 · LW

TOI 12:40xGF/60 3.86xGA/60 2.70CF/60 72.5SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +5.57CF% 41.7xGF% 42.0

Danila Yurov

#22 · C

TOI 14:57xGF/60 3.34xGA/60 2.78CF/60 57.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +4.82CF% 42.3xGF% 39.3

Maxim Shabanov

#49 · RW

TOI 13:32xGF/60 3.35xGA/60 2.60CF/60 54.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +6.84CF% 42.9xGF% 37.7

Line 4

Nico Sturm

#78 · LW

TOI 3:20xGF/60 12.74xGA/60 1.44CF/60 180.0SC±/60 +72.00G±/60 +36.00CF% 42.9xGF% 45.3

Michael McCarron

#47 · C

TOI 11:28xGF/60 4.09xGA/60 0.67CF/60 51.3SC±/60 +12.83G±/60 0.00CF% 42.9xGF% 45.3

Tyler Pitlick

#19 · RW

TOI 8:16xGF/60 3.90xGA/60 0.75CF/60 50.8SC±/60 +14.52G±/60 0.00CF% 22.2xGF% 24.0

Defense

Pair 1

Quinn Hughes

#43 · LD

TOI 25:21xGF/60 5.29xGA/60 2.19CF/60 66.2SC±/60 +15.04G±/60 0.00CF% 72.9xGF% 71.7

Jonas Brodin

#25 · RD

TOI 22:54xGF/60 5.47xGA/60 1.53CF/60 67.6SC±/60 +17.63G±/60 0.00CF% 68.0xGF% 68.6

Pair 2

Daemon Hunt

#48 · LD

TOI 19:25xGF/60 5.26xGA/60 1.36CF/60 71.4SC±/60 +10.71G±/60 +3.57CF% 26.5xGF% 24.1

Zach Bogosian

#24 · RD

TOI 21:08xGF/60 4.55xGA/60 1.50CF/60 61.6SC±/60 +6.17G±/60 +3.08CF% 24.2xGF% 21.2

Pair 3

Matt Kiersted

#26 · LD

TOI 12:30xGF/60 5.19xGA/60 1.33CF/60 59.8SC±/60 +14.95G±/60 0.00CF% 61.1xGF% 75.7

David Spacek

TOI 14:06xGF/60 4.42xGA/60 1.76CF/60 52.2SC±/60 +14.23G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jesper Wallstedt
G2	Calvin Pickard

EDM Home

Forwards

Line 1

Vasily Podkolzin

#92 · LW

TOI 16:06xGF/60 3.38xGA/60 2.83CF/60 33.5SC±/60 -3.73G±/60 -3.73CF% 44.4xGF% 37.2

Connor McDavid

#97 · C

TOI 17:43xGF/60 3.03xGA/60 2.57CF/60 33.9SC±/60 -3.39G±/60 -3.39CF% 40.0xGF% 31.8

Leon Draisaitl

#29 · RW

TOI 16:41xGF/60 2.88xGA/60 2.73CF/60 32.4SC±/60 -3.60G±/60 -3.60CF% 46.2xGF% 39.0

Line 2

Zach Hyman

#18 · LW

TOI 14:40xGF/60 4.06xGA/60 2.32CF/60 53.2SC±/60 +8.18G±/60 +12.27CF% 42.4xGF% 37.4

Colton Dach

#34 · C

TOI 15:09xGF/60 4.21xGA/60 2.56CF/60 55.5SC±/60 +3.96G±/60 +11.88CF% 43.8xGF% 39.2

Kasperi Kapanen

#42 · RW

TOI 15:46xGF/60 3.63xGA/60 2.15CF/60 53.3SC±/60 +3.80G±/60 +11.42CF% 41.9xGF% 36.7

Line 3

Alex Formenton

#26 · LW

TOI 10:34xGF/60 0.51xGA/60 2.75CF/60 11.4SC±/60 -11.35G±/60 0.00CF% 45.8xGF% 44.5

Owen Michaels

#43 · C

TOI 11:13xGF/60 0.48xGA/60 2.59CF/60 16.1SC±/60 -10.70G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 48.7

Mathieu Joseph

#21 · RW

TOI 10:59xGF/60 1.38xGA/60 2.64CF/60 21.9SC±/60 -10.93G±/60 0.00CF% 45.8xGF% 44.5

Line 4

Filip Hallander

#19 · LW

TOI 9:42xGF/60 5.71xGA/60 4.81CF/60 86.6SC±/60 +18.55G±/60 +6.19CF% 64.3xGF% 77.9

Trent Frederic

#10 · C

TOI 8:35xGF/60 5.79xGA/60 4.87CF/60 83.9SC±/60 +20.97G±/60 +6.99CF% 64.3xGF% 78.0

Isaac Howard

#53 · RW

TOI 9:45xGF/60 5.10xGA/60 4.79CF/60 80.0SC±/60 +12.31G±/60 +6.15CF% 64.3xGF% 78.0

Defense

Pair 1

Mattias Ekholm

#14 · LD

TOI 20:26xGF/60 2.23xGA/60 2.46CF/60 26.4SC±/60 -2.94G±/60 -2.94CF% 38.9xGF% 33.5

Evan Bouchard

#2 · RD

TOI 21:24xGF/60 3.27xGA/60 2.93CF/60 39.3SC±/60 -2.80G±/60 -2.80CF% 45.7xGF% 40.1

Pair 2

Ryan Shea

#6 · LD

TOI 18:30xGF/60 3.22xGA/60 2.23CF/60 48.7SC±/60 +6.48G±/60 +9.73CF% 48.7xGF% 46.8

Connor Murphy

#5 · RD

TOI 18:38xGF/60 3.20xGA/60 1.44CF/60 45.1SC±/60 +6.44G±/60 +9.66CF% 43.2xGF% 40.4

Pair 3

Jake Walman

#96 · LD

TOI 14:30xGF/60 4.64xGA/60 3.54CF/60 62.1SC±/60 +4.14G±/60 +4.14CF% 57.1xGF% 60.2

Ty Emberson

#49 · RD

TOI 12:59xGF/60 3.30xGA/60 6.01CF/60 50.8SC±/60 -4.62G±/60 +4.62CF% 52.6xGF% 55.3

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Devon Levi
G2	Tristan Jarry

Injuries

As of 2026-10-20 11:30PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

MIN

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Brock Faber	NA	7	IR	IR
Filip Gustavsson	NA	32	OUT	OUT
Nick Foligno	NA	71	OUT	OUT
Marcus Foligno	NA	17	OUT	OUT
Jared Spurgeon	NA	46	OUT	OUT
Olli Maatta	NA	3	NONE	NONE

EDM

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Alec Regula	NA	75	IR	IR
Frederik Andersen	NA	30	IR	IR
Mattias Janmark	NA	13	IR	IR
Matthew Savoie	NA	22	IR	IR
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	NA	93	IR	IR
Jason Dickinson	NA	16	OUT	OUT

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