The Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins do battle Thursday in NHL action at the Xcel Energy Center. The Minnesota Wild have lost 4 of their last 6 games. The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost 8 of their last 10 games.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 2.63 goals per game and are scoring on 21.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 10 goals, Mats Zuccarello has 10 assists and Joel Eriksson Ek has 51 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.88 goals per game and are killing 81.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 32 goals on 341 shots faced, and Filip Gustavsson has allowed 13 goals on 151 shots.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 18.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Jake Guentzel leads Pittsburgh with 8 goals, Sidney Crosby has 10 assists, and Rickard Rakell has 54 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 3.56 goals per game and are killing 75.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 32 goals on 321 shots faced, and Casey DeSmith has given up 20 goals on 222 shots.
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