National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Nashville Predators 1
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Match Report

A fast first period sets the tone as the Wild open with a 3-1 win over Nashville

— Nick Foligno and Blake Coleman scored first-period goals, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Thursday night in the...

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Team Stats

11
Blocked Shots
13
20
Hits
26
2
Takeaways
3
30
Shots
20
1
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
4
25.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
32
47.5
Faceoff Win Percent
52.5
14
Giveaways
16
4
Total Penalties
4
8
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

MIN

  • Jesper Wallstedt GA 1 · SA 20 · SOS 0
  • Danila Yurov BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Joel Eriksson Ek BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Michael McCarron BS 0 · HT 6 · TK 0

NSH

  • Juuse Saros GA 3 · SA 30 · SOS 0
  • Ryan O'Reilly BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Steven Stamkos BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Mavrik Bourque BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:43 · 3rd Michael McCarron faceoff won against Jack Drury
  4. 19:43 · 3rd Off-side
  5. 19:23 · 3rd Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
  6. 19:23 · 3rd Goalie Stopped
  7. 19:21 · 3rd Roman Josi Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  8. 19:13 · 3rd Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek

Highlights

00:42 Nick Foligno lights the lamp Watch on ESPN 00:42 Blake Coleman scores power-play goal vs. Predators Watch on ESPN 00:47 Ryan Hartman lights the lamp for Wild Watch on ESPN 00:45 Roman Josi nets goal for Predators Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIN leads series 1-0

Injuries

Nashville Predators

Minnesota Wild

  • Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve
  • Marcus Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Nick Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Brock Faber Injured Reserve

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