Final
MIN at NSH game report
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. CT · Bridgestone Arena
Wild beat the Predators 3–1 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.3–1.8 in expected goals and 10–6 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
- 1Goals3
- 1.80Expected goals3.31
- 1.105-on-5 expected goals2.12
- 6High-danger chances10
- 20Shots on goal30
- 46Shot attempts62
- 335-on-5 shot attempts45
- 10:07Power-play time7:14
5-on-5 shares for NSH: 42.3% of shot attempts, 34.2% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
By strength
| NSH at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 41:20 | 33–45 | 1.10–2.12 | 1–2 |
| Power play | 10:07 | 10–13 | 0.67–1.04 | 0–1 |
| Shorthanded | 7:14 | 1–2 | 0.00–0.03 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 1:19 | 2–2 | 0.03–0.12 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as NSH–MIN. “Power play” means NSH had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt MIN | 19/20 | .950 | 1.80 | +0.80 |
| Juuse Saros NSH | 27/30 | .900 | 3.31 | +0.31 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingPredators5.4Wild6.3
| ★Top three of the night: Quinn HughesDMIN | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 27:30 | 64.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Kirill KaprizovFMIN | 7.8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:53 | 67.9 |
| ★Top three of the night: Michael McCarronFMIN | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13:24 | 57.9 |
| Nick FolignoFMIN | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:29 | 62.5 |
| Joel Eriksson EkFMIN | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:20 | 75.9 |
| Jared SpurgeonDMIN | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:09 | 55.9 |
| Bobby BrinkFMIN | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:37 | 43.8 |
| Filip ForsbergFNSH | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:29 | 50.0 |
| Matt BoldyFMIN | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21:28 | 67.7 |
| Jesper WallstedtGMIN | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 59:14 | — |
| Blake ColemanFMIN | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:44 | 43.8 |
| Olli MaattaDMIN | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:34 | 48.5 |
| Marcus FolignoFMIN | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:16 | 63.2 |
| Steven StamkosFNSH | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:46 | 40.0 |
| Danila YurovFMIN | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:29 | 35.7 |
| Daemon HuntDMIN | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 | 63.6 |
| Roman JosiDNSH | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24:53 | 32.3 |
| Juuse SarosGNSH | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 58:19 | — |
| Jonas BrodinDMIN | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:28 | 52.0 |
| Ross ColtonFNSH | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:15 | 60.0 |
| Ryan O'ReillyFNSH | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:31 | 45.0 |
| Alexander KerfootFNSH | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:20 | 46.2 |
| Adam WilsbyDNSH | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 52.2 |
| Mavrik BourqueFNSH | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:25 | 50.0 |
| Nils HoglanderFNSH | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:32 | 57.9 |
| Zach BogosianDMIN | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:32 | 62.5 |
| Adam EdstromFNSH | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:50 | 38.9 |
| Ryan UfkoDNSH | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:27 | 50.0 |
| Matthew WoodFNSH | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:22 | 47.8 |
| Nick PerbixDNSH | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | 52.2 |
| Maxim ShabanovFMIN | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 | 43.8 |
| Yakov TreninFMIN | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:44 | 43.8 |
| Nicolas HagueDNSH | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:23 | 42.9 |
| Jack DruryFNSH | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 | 27.8 |
| Brady SkjeiDNSH | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:53 | 34.5 |
| Ryan HartmanFMIN | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 41.2 |
| Jonathan MarchessaultFNSH | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:20 | 39.1 |
| Reid SchaeferFNSH | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:35 | 20.8 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Predators
Forward lines
- Drury – Edstrom – Schaefer7:48 · 4–10 · xG 0.2–0.4
- Marchessault – Colton – Bourque6:47 · 7–5 · xG 0.2–0.2
- Forsberg – Hoglander – Wood4:46 · 6–2 · xG 0.1–0.1
- Stamkos – O'Reilly – Kerfoot2:42 · 4–0 · xG 0.2–0.0
Defence pairs
- Hague – Wilsby12:03 · 10–10 · xG 0.2–0.5
- Skjei – Perbix10:39 · 9–9 · xG 0.3–0.3
- Josi – Ufko9:59 · 8–7 · xG 0.2–0.3
Wild
Forward lines
- Hartman – Trenin – Brink7:34 · 6–8 · xG 0.1–0.2
- Foligno – Foligno – McCarron7:13 · 10–6 · xG 0.7–0.2
- Coleman – Eriksson Ek – Boldy6:14 · 7–7 · xG 0.5–0.3
- Kaprizov – Yurov – Shabanov6:04 · 3–7 · xG 0.1–0.1
Defence pairs
- Spurgeon – Hughes12:58 · 19–11 · xG 0.8–0.5
- Brodin – Maatta9:31 · 9–10 · xG 0.5–0.2
- Bogosian – Hunt7:54 · 4–4 · xG 0.2–0.1
Three stars
- ★B. ColemanMIN · 1G 0A
- ★★N. FolignoMIN · 1G 0A
- ★★★R. JosiNSH · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 09:35MIN N. Foligno (from M. McCarron, O. Maatta)1–0
- 13:48MIN B. Coleman pp (from B. Brink, D. Yurov)2–0
Period 2
- 09:23NSH R. Josi (from F. Forsberg, S. Stamkos)2–1
Period 3
- 04:42MIN K. Kaprizov (from Q. Hughes, J. Spurgeon)3–1