Overview
- Winnipeg enters at 6-3-0 after a 3-2 home loss to Utah that prompted coach Scott Arniel to call for consistent 60-minute play.
- Minnesota sits at 3-5-2 and seeks to halt a three-game winless run following a 6-5 overtime loss to San Jose.
- Projected starters feature Hellebuyck (4-3-0, 2.16 GAA, .928 SV%) against Gustavsson (2-5-0, 3.34, .897), who owns a 4-2-1 mark and a .937 save percentage lifetime versus Winnipeg.
- Offensively, Mark Scheifele leads the Jets with 13 points, while Kirill Kaprizov paces the Wild with 14.
- Special teams loom large for Minnesota, with a top-tier power play contrasted by a bottom-ranked penalty kill.