Preview: Wild vs. Coyotes

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild plays the middle match in a three-game homestand tonight against the Arizona Coyotes, as the Wild fight for every point to make the playoffs.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, Minnesota)
• Tickets: Pride Night Ticket Pack
• Watch: Bally Sports North
• Listen: KFAN 100.3 FM
• Gamecenter: Wild vs. Yotes

Wild Record: 31-27-7, 69 points, T-5th in Central Division

Coyotes Record: 26-34-5, 57 points, 7th in Central Division

2023-24 Series Record: 2-1

Wild vs. Yotes All-Time Record: 49-28-6 (24-13-3 at Xcel Energy Center)

Last Time Out

On Sunday, Matt Boldy scored his 24th goal of the season in overtime to give the Wild a 4-3 win over Nashville. D Jonas Brodin, LW Kirill Kaprizov and RW Ryan Hartman also scored for Minnesota. In a rare overtime move to put another attacker on the ice, Coach Hynes pulled G Marc-Andre Fleury to secure the extra point.

The Coyotes fell to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, 7-4 at United Center. LW Clayton Keller scored two, with RW Nick Schmaltz and RW Dylan Guenther each netting one. G Connor Ingram made 34-of-40 shots attempted for a %SV of .850.

Previously on Wild vs. Coyotes

Minnesota is 2-1-0 against Arizona this season. The Coyotes won the series-opening game, 6-0, at Xcel Energy Center (1/13). The Wild earned a 3-1 victory at Mullett Arena (2/14) in the second contest and a 5-2 win at Mullett Arena (3/7) in the third game.

C Joel Eriksson Ek (2-2=4) leads Minnesota with four points in three games. RW Mats Zuccarello (0-3=3) owns three assists in three games. Fleury is 2-0-0 with a 1.57 and a 9.39 SV% in three games (two starts) for Minnesota. G Filip Gustavsson stopped 13-of-18 shots faced in the first meeting.

Keller (3-1=4 in three games) and C Jack McBain (0-4=4 in three games) lead Arizona with four points each. C Nick Bjugstad (3-0=3) has three goals in two games played, all scored in the first meeting. Ingram is 1-1-0 with a 1.20 GAA and a .971 SV% in two starts for the Coyotes. G Karel Vejmelka is 0-1-0 with a 3.14 GAA and a .897 SV% in two games (one start).

Players to Watch

• Zuccarello leads the Wild with 28 points (7-21=28) in 30 career games against the Coyotes
• Kaprizov owns 22 points (10-12=22) in 17 contests
• LW Marcus Foligno has 17 points (9-8=17) in 28 games
• Eriksson Ek owns 17 points (6-11=17) in 26 matches
• Keller leads Arizona with 20 points (10-10=20) in 26 career games against the Wild
• Schmaltz owns 18 points (3-15=18) in 29 matches
• LW Lawson Crouse (5-3=8 in 26 games), McBain (2-6=8 in eight games) and C Barrett Hayton (2-6=8 in nine games) all have eight points.

Recent Transactions - Trade Deadline Moves

- Acquired F Dmitry Ovchinnikov and a fourth-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for F Connor Dewar (3/8)

- Acquired F Luke Toporowski and a conditional sixth-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Boston Bruins in exchange for F Pat Maroon (3/8)

- Acquired F Turner Elson from the New York Rangers in exchange for F Nic Petan (3/8)

- Acquired a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for F Brandon Duhaime (3/7)

To view more recent transactions, visit wild.com/transactions.

To view Minnesota's full Injury Report, visit wild.com/injury.

Connections

• D Alex Goligoski collected 152 points (28-124=152) in 362 games during five seasons with the Coyotes (2016-21)
• Bjugstad is a Minneapolis native and played three seasons at the University of Minnesota (2010-13)
• C Travis Boyd is from Hopkins and played four seasons at the University of Minnesota (2011-15)
• C Logan Cooley played one season at the Universoty of Minnesota (2022-23)
• McBain was selected by the Wild in the third round (63rd overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft.

Fast Facts

• Minnesota’s 49 all-time wins against Arizona are fifth-most against an opponent
• The Wild is 13-4-1 against the Coyotes since the start of the 2020 season
• Minnesota is 29-9-4 against Arizona since the start of the 2012-13 season, including a 12-game point streak (9-0-3, 1/9/14-2/8/18) - the longest point streak in franchise history vs. an opponent

Game Notes

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